David Chaston

US equities rally despite a raft of poor data; Canada house sales up; Bill Gates wants capital gains taxes; China lending rises sharply; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

US equities rally despite a raft of poor data; Canada house sales up; Bill Gates wants capital gains taxes; China lending rises sharply; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

TSB pledges to match any advertised one-year home loan lending rate from NZ's big four Australian owned banks

TSB pledges to match any advertised one-year home loan lending rate from NZ's big four Australian owned banks

US industrial production drops; trade talk expectations rise; Canada home sales up; China debt balloons, China inflation falls; AU housing risks; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

US industrial production drops; trade talk expectations rise; Canada home sales up; China debt balloons, China inflation falls; AU housing risks; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, dairy prices rise, migration data update, PMIs soft, swap rates fall, NZD rises, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, dairy prices rise, migration data update, PMIs soft, swap rates fall, NZD rises, & more

We look at what we have at risk in trade and economic exposure to China as they ramp up economic and political pressure on us to join its world view on trade and 'friendly relations'

We look at what we have at risk in trade and economic exposure to China as they ramp up economic and political pressure on us to join its world view on trade and 'friendly relations'

US retail sales drop; China exports zoom; US-China talks to be extended; Airbus raises white flag on A380; ACCC investigates collusion dinner; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil up and gold holds; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73

US retail sales drop; China exports zoom; US-China talks to be extended; Airbus raises white flag on A380; ACCC investigates collusion dinner; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil up and gold holds; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, REINZ flat, food price rises modest, insurers survive Hayne, swaps and NZD rise again, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, REINZ flat, food price rises modest, insurers survive Hayne, swaps and NZD rise again, & more

US inflation lower; real wages higher; mortgage market slows; China services deficit swells; EU points money laundering finger; world equities rise; UST 10yr 2.70%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8

US inflation lower; real wages higher; mortgage market slows; China services deficit swells; EU points money laundering finger; world equities rise; UST 10yr 2.70%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8

Even though the RBNZ didn't announce any significant changes in monetary policy, currency and interest rate markets jumped. That says more about traders getting assumptions wrong than the RBNZ

Even though the RBNZ didn't announce any significant changes in monetary policy, currency and interest rate markets jumped. That says more about traders getting assumptions wrong than the RBNZ

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; ASB cuts TD rates, RBNZ holds, markets adjust after misreading them, QV house prices, swaps and NZD jump, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; ASB cuts TD rates, RBNZ holds, markets adjust after misreading them, QV house prices, swaps and NZD jump, & more

A big Aussie-owned bank sneaks in a term deposit rate cut, setting some of its rate offers below its main rivals. We review what is behind the move and how bank margins are tracking

A big Aussie-owned bank sneaks in a term deposit rate cut, setting some of its rate offers below its main rivals. We review what is behind the move and how bank margins are tracking

US job openings jump but SMEs less optimistic; US car loan delinquencies at record high; equity markets rise; China plays defense; AU business conditions flat; UST 10yr 2.69%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.9

US job openings jump but SMEs less optimistic; US car loan delinquencies at record high; equity markets rise; China plays defense; AU business conditions flat; UST 10yr 2.69%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.9

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NBS cuts TD rates, truckometer slows, inflation low, retail activity picks up, swaps and NZD settle, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NBS cuts TD rates, truckometer slows, inflation low, retail activity picks up, swaps and NZD settle, & more

US treading water on trade, shutdown; China holiday spending growth disappoints; Italy and Spain take economic risks; ASX dips on Hayne; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil and gold dip; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72

US treading water on trade, shutdown; China holiday spending growth disappoints; Italy and Spain take economic risks; ASX dips on Hayne; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil and gold dip; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; home loan rate changes, reading the MPS tea leaves; retail investors downbeat; heavy truck buyers upbeat; swaps rally, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; home loan rate changes, reading the MPS tea leaves; retail investors downbeat; heavy truck buyers upbeat; swaps rally, NZD firm, & more

Both BNZ and Kiwibank change fixed mortgage rates for one and two years to open the bidding for the new week, hard on the heals of HSBC's market leading challenge

Both BNZ and Kiwibank change fixed mortgage rates for one and two years to open the bidding for the new week, hard on the heals of HSBC's market leading challenge

US faces another shutdown; Canada jobs rise; EU data weak; China returns, faces higher iron ore prices; OECD reports leap in US debt load; UST 10yr 2.63%; oil and gold firm; NZ$1 = 67.4 Sc; TWI-5 = 71.9

US faces another shutdown; Canada jobs rise; EU data weak; China returns, faces higher iron ore prices; OECD reports leap in US debt load; UST 10yr 2.63%; oil and gold firm; NZ$1 = 67.4 Sc; TWI-5 = 71.9

Equities can't hold gains; Canada job growth impresses, EU data weak; Finland ends UBI experiment; China laps up PPPs; iron ore price leaps; UST 10yr 2.63%; oil unchanged, gold up; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72

Equities can't hold gains; Canada job growth impresses, EU data weak; Finland ends UBI experiment; China laps up PPPs; iron ore price leaps; UST 10yr 2.63%; oil unchanged, gold up; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; HSBC offers 3.95%, concrete flat, a few more overseas buyers, farmers gloomy, RBA more dovish, swaps at record lows, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; HSBC offers 3.95%, concrete flat, a few more overseas buyers, farmers gloomy, RBA more dovish, swaps at record lows, NZD holds, & more

HSBC cuts three home loan rate offers with some new 3.95% 'specials', restoring its market-leading positions after others had moved to challenge it

HSBC cuts three home loan rate offers with some new 3.95% 'specials', restoring its market-leading positions after others had moved to challenge it

Wall Street and EU equities turn lower; pessimism on US-China trade talks; EU data weak; India cuts rate; airtravel growth slows; NAB changes; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72

Wall Street and EU equities turn lower; pessimism on US-China trade talks; EU data weak; India cuts rate; airtravel growth slows; NAB changes; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72

Dairy prices rise strongly; US trade deficit falls; German factory orders fall; airfreight declines; RBA goes dovish; UST 10yr 2.68%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8

Dairy prices rise strongly; US trade deficit falls; German factory orders fall; airfreight declines; RBA goes dovish; UST 10yr 2.68%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8

The Co-operative Bank takes a knife to most fixed mortgage rates, ending up with market leading positions at 6 months and for those three years and longer

The Co-operative Bank takes a knife to most fixed mortgage rates, ending up with market leading positions at 6 months and for those three years and longer

US service sector expansion slows; credit tightens; Vancouver housing cools sharply; Apple pays taxes secretly; investors love Hayne outcome; Aussie retail growth stalls; UST 10yr 2.70%; oil slips, gold stable; NZ$1 = 69 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1

US service sector expansion slows; credit tightens; Vancouver housing cools sharply; Apple pays taxes secretly; investors love Hayne outcome; Aussie retail growth stalls; UST 10yr 2.70%; oil slips, gold stable; NZ$1 = 69 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; car sales strong, B&T sales volumes bounce back, commodity prices rise, bank shares zoom higher, swaps dip, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; car sales strong, B&T sales volumes bounce back, commodity prices rise, bank shares zoom higher, swaps dip, NZD firms, & more