David Chaston

Wall Street grumpy; US home sales dive; new-NAFTA ratification uncertain; Canada data weak; Mastercard fined; China births slump; eyes on Hayne; UST 10yr at 2.73%; oil drops, gold up; NZ$1 = 67.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.5

Wall Street grumpy; US home sales dive; new-NAFTA ratification uncertain; Canada data weak; Mastercard fined; China births slump; eyes on Hayne; UST 10yr at 2.73%; oil drops, gold up; NZ$1 = 67.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, PSI patchy, NZ does trade deal with the UK, tractor demand strong, EV demand tiny, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, PSI patchy, NZ does trade deal with the UK, tractor demand strong, EV demand tiny, swaps stable, NZD holds, & more

Equities in remarkable about-turn; China growth sags; IMF trims 2019 world growth forecasts; iron ore prices rally; UST 10yr at 2.79%; oil unchanged, gold down; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6

Equities in remarkable about-turn; China growth sags; IMF trims 2019 world growth forecasts; iron ore prices rally; UST 10yr at 2.79%; oil unchanged, gold down; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, Wellington day off, China in minor easing, investors positive, Kiwis expecting trouble, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, Wellington day off, China in minor easing, investors positive, Kiwis expecting trouble, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more

Equities up; Fed resets normalisation;US sentiment drops; Vancouver housing taxes cause outrage; Hong Kong house prices fall; TPP wants to expand; UST 10yr at 2.79%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71.7

Equities up; Fed resets normalisation;US sentiment drops; Vancouver housing taxes cause outrage; Hong Kong house prices fall; TPP wants to expand; UST 10yr at 2.79%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 67.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71.7

Wall Street rises strongly on China trade hopes; Fed more cautious; US consumers even more cautious; Fitch sees good 2019 growth; ATO warns on SMSF risks; UST 10yr 2.79%; oil rises and gold drops; NZ$1 = 67.5 USc; TWI-5 = 71.7

Wall Street rises strongly on China trade hopes; Fed more cautious; US consumers even more cautious; Fitch sees good 2019 growth; ATO warns on SMSF risks; UST 10yr 2.79%; oil rises and gold drops; NZ$1 = 67.5 USc; TWI-5 = 71.7

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts mortgage rate, factory PMIs rise, petrol prices fall, NZ #1 in Aussie, swaps rise, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts mortgage rate, factory PMIs rise, petrol prices fall, NZ #1 in Aussie, swaps rise, NZD holds, & more

US data drought raises doubt; Canada starts mortgage rate cuts; EU inflation falls; OECD employment rises; China embraces RMBS; Aussie home lending falls; UST 10yr 2.73%; oil holds while gold slips; NZ$1 = 67.5 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6

US data drought raises doubt; Canada starts mortgage rate cuts; EU inflation falls; OECD employment rises; China embraces RMBS; Aussie home lending falls; UST 10yr 2.73%; oil holds while gold slips; NZ$1 = 67.5 USc; TWI-5 = 71.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; one SBS TD change, a spluttering housing market, employment confidence rises, beneficiary numbers turn up, rents up, swaps low, NZD dips, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; one SBS TD change, a spluttering housing market, employment confidence rises, beneficiary numbers turn up, rents up, swaps low, NZD dips, & more

David Chaston says thanks to affordability limits being reached & a range of public policy changes, Auckland home owners ought to buckle in for a prolonged housing market funk 

David Chaston says thanks to affordability limits being reached & a range of public policy changes, Auckland home owners ought to buckle in for a prolonged housing market funk 

US shutdown undermines growth; US housing in revival signs; Japan machine orders hold higher; China oks huge new hydro dam; UST 10yr 2.72%; oil slips while gold rises; NZ$1 = 67.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72

US shutdown undermines growth; US housing in revival signs; Japan machine orders hold higher; China oks huge new hydro dam; UST 10yr 2.72%; oil slips while gold rises; NZ$1 = 67.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; BNZ makes a TD adjustment, QV index rises slower, dairy prices up, December retail soft, tax inflow strong, swaps drift lower, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; BNZ makes a TD adjustment, QV index rises slower, dairy prices up, December retail soft, tax inflow strong, swaps drift lower, NZD stable, & more

Surprising analysts, December retail sales end 2018 on a very weak note, even after removing the impact of falling petrol prices

Surprising analysts, December retail sales end 2018 on a very weak note, even after removing the impact of falling petrol prices

Dairy prices rise again; US data weakens; Canada home sales poor; EU growth slows; S&P500 rises +1%; China spruiks stimulus; NZ a high-tax country; UST 10yr 2.72%; oil up while gold slips; NZ$1 = 68.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3

Dairy prices rise again; US data weakens; Canada home sales poor; EU growth slows; S&P500 rises +1%; China spruiks stimulus; NZ a high-tax country; UST 10yr 2.72%; oil up while gold slips; NZ$1 = 68.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; QSBO less pessimistic; food prices favour the good stuff, dairy auction signals, swaps dip further, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; QSBO less pessimistic; food prices favour the good stuff, dairy auction signals, swaps dip further, NZD stable, & more

Food prices are not rising - in fact healthy food prices are lower now than at the start of 2018. Better weather conditions kept prices of fruit & vegetables considerably lower

Food prices are not rising - in fact healthy food prices are lower now than at the start of 2018. Better weather conditions kept prices of fruit & vegetables considerably lower

Growth dims in major economies; China trade shrinks but surplus grows, especially with the US; EU savings rate jumps; China banks seek capital; UST 10yr 2.71%; oil dips while gold firms; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2

Growth dims in major economies; China trade shrinks but surplus grows, especially with the US; EU savings rate jumps; China banks seek capital; UST 10yr 2.71%; oil dips while gold firms; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank raises a TD rate, poll says we are optimistic, inflation tame, new Chinese buyer frenzy, Fitch likes NZ, swaps lower, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank raises a TD rate, poll says we are optimistic, inflation tame, new Chinese buyer frenzy, Fitch likes NZ, swaps lower, NZD firms, & more

A market leading offer by Kiwibank comes at a time all banks, especially the large ones, are under pressure to raise vast amounts of new capital over the next few years

A market leading offer by Kiwibank comes at a time all banks, especially the large ones, are under pressure to raise vast amounts of new capital over the next few years

US wants back in to TPP; US inflation cools; China readies a large tax cut; Brazil sees strong growth ahead; Australian coal exports zoom; UST 10yr 2.70%; oil and gold softer; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3

US wants back in to TPP; US inflation cools; China readies a large tax cut; Brazil sees strong growth ahead; Australian coal exports zoom; UST 10yr 2.70%; oil and gold softer; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3

Personal loans are a uniquely profitable corner of the overall debt market where margins are high but shopping around is essentially ineffective. No-one stands up for the interests of these borrowers

Personal loans are a uniquely profitable corner of the overall debt market where margins are high but shopping around is essentially ineffective. No-one stands up for the interests of these borrowers

US CPI inflation eases; survey sees recession chance low; no shutdown progress; US deficit swells; market volatility eases; UST 10yr 2.69%; oil slips and gold firms; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3

US CPI inflation eases; survey sees recession chance low; no shutdown progress; US deficit swells; market volatility eases; UST 10yr 2.69%; oil slips and gold firms; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3

The first 2019 home loan rate reduction has arrived, taking the two year fixed to a market-leading 4.19% level. Eyes are now on rival moves

The first 2019 home loan rate reduction has arrived, taking the two year fixed to a market-leading 4.19% level. Eyes are now on rival moves

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Kiwibank cuts a mortgage rate, dwelling consents hit capacity limits, REINZ warns, swaps drift up, bitcoin tanks, NZD says firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Kiwibank cuts a mortgage rate, dwelling consents hit capacity limits, REINZ warns, swaps drift up, bitcoin tanks, NZD says firm, & more

The level of dwelling building consents issued in November was disappointingly tame, and fell noticeably in Auckland. Consents for other types of buildings rise strongly however

The level of dwelling building consents issued in November was disappointingly tame, and fell noticeably in Auckland. Consents for other types of buildings rise strongly however