David Chaston

How will investors react when they realise a negative yield curve is upon them? It is creeping up fast

How will investors react when they realise a negative yield curve is upon them? It is creeping up fast

S&P500 at record high; Powell 'on right track'; US durable goods orders fall; Mexico GDP slips; US-China trade talks make no progress; UST 10yr 2.82% but 2-10 curve under +20 bps; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6

S&P500 at record high; Powell 'on right track'; US durable goods orders fall; Mexico GDP slips; US-China trade talks make no progress; UST 10yr 2.82% but 2-10 curve under +20 bps; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, big trade deficit, more HNZ houses, new Aussie PM in spite of Murdoch manipulation, swap rates lower, NZD lower

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, big trade deficit, more HNZ houses, new Aussie PM in spite of Murdoch manipulation, swap rates lower, NZD lower

US PMIs weaken; US new home sales slow; Japan and EU PMIs firm; China facing porcine swine flu risk; Australia facing something similar; UST 10yr down at 2.82%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

US PMIs weaken; US new home sales slow; Japan and EU PMIs firm; China facing porcine swine flu risk; Australia facing something similar; UST 10yr down at 2.82%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, ADHB gets lions share, NZTA to fully fund SkyPath, lower yields for NZGBs, Moody's cautious, swaps down, NZD softer

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, ADHB gets lions share, NZTA to fully fund SkyPath, lower yields for NZGBs, Moody's cautious, swaps down, NZD softer

US Fed on track for two more rate hikes; US home resales fall again, Canada retail sales dip, NAFTA progress; Aramco float collapses; UST 10yr down at 2.82%; oil up, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6

US Fed on track for two more rate hikes; US home resales fall again, Canada retail sales dip, NAFTA progress; Aramco float collapses; UST 10yr down at 2.82%; oil up, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 67 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, retail sales rise; LGFA tender brings a miss, farm sales weak, lifestyle block sales average, swaps slip, NZD firms

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, retail sales rise; LGFA tender brings a miss, farm sales weak, lifestyle block sales average, swaps slip, NZD firms

Dairy prices fall -3.6%; the S&P500 hist new record high; China to set local govt bond issue risk rating at zero; Maersk gores north; UST 10yr at 2.82%; oil and gold firmer; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

Dairy prices fall -3.6%; the S&P500 hist new record high; China to set local govt bond issue risk rating at zero; Maersk gores north; UST 10yr at 2.82%; oil and gold firmer; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, migration slows, tourism slows, log prices drop, credit card debt stops growing, K/S FUM concentrates, swaps slip, NZD firms

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, migration slows, tourism slows, log prices drop, credit card debt stops growing, K/S FUM concentrates, swaps slip, NZD firms

Shanghai gains +1%; Malaysia warns Beijing; Greece exits bailout restraints; Germany boasts top C/A surplus; Jackson Hole bankers nervous; UST 10yr at 2.82%; oil and gold firmer; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

Shanghai gains +1%; Malaysia warns Beijing; Greece exits bailout restraints; Germany boasts top C/A surplus; Jackson Hole bankers nervous; UST 10yr at 2.82%; oil and gold firmer; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

US sentiment drops on stagflation concerns; Canada inflation jumps, EU inflation up; US & China talk trade again; US claims NAFTA progress imminent; UST 10yr 2.87%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

US sentiment drops on stagflation concerns; Canada inflation jumps, EU inflation up; US & China talk trade again; US claims NAFTA progress imminent; UST 10yr 2.87%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; house prices ease, Westpac sees lower mortgage rates & higher prices, Fonterra changes top, swaps stable, NZD firms

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; house prices ease, Westpac sees lower mortgage rates & higher prices, Fonterra changes top, swaps stable, NZD firms

How using bank apps locks you into excessively high spreads & fees when you convert money from or to NZ accounts & why direct negotiation will save you a bundle

How using bank apps locks you into excessively high spreads & fees when you convert money from or to NZ accounts & why direct negotiation will save you a bundle

US household debt rises modestly; China data slowing, new infrastructure projects approved; German growth lifts EU; Sydney vacancies bring falling rents; UST 10yr at 2.90%; oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

US household debt rises modestly; China data slowing, new infrastructure projects approved; German growth lifts EU; Sydney vacancies bring falling rents; UST 10yr at 2.90%; oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; TD rates trend lower, population edges up; median age edges down; Auckland scores better but ranks lower, swaps up, NZD up

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; TD rates trend lower, population edges up; median age edges down; Auckland scores better but ranks lower, swaps up, NZD up

BNZ and SBS Bank trim some rates for terms one year and longer. Kiwibank raises its 200 day 'special offer' rate. These changes come as wholesale interest rates shift sharply lower

BNZ and SBS Bank trim some rates for terms one year and longer. Kiwibank raises its 200 day 'special offer' rate. These changes come as wholesale interest rates shift sharply lower

Asia equities tank, but EU and US restrain rout; India struggles with fallout; Argentina raises rates sharply; China loosens debt strings; UST 10yr at 2.88%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8

Asia equities tank, but EU and US restrain rout; India struggles with fallout; Argentina raises rates sharply; China loosens debt strings; UST 10yr at 2.88%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank's 10% KiwiBuild deposits, lakes fuller, food prices stable, foreign buyer ban closer, swaps hold, NZGB 10yr drops, NZD holds

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank's 10% KiwiBuild deposits, lakes fuller, food prices stable, foreign buyer ban closer, swaps hold, NZGB 10yr drops, NZD holds

Turkey risks batter Wall Street and banks; US inflation jumps, real wages fall; US Federal deficit rising; Canada jobs grow; Japan grows again; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8

Turkey risks batter Wall Street and banks; US inflation jumps, real wages fall; US Federal deficit rising; Canada jobs grow; Japan grows again; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8

Confidence in the economy is wavering, and there are at least five key reasons, most related to some big public policy changes, and how households have reacted to the consequences

Confidence in the economy is wavering, and there are at least five key reasons, most related to some big public policy changes, and how households have reacted to the consequences

We need a new business journalist skilled at explaining the drivers of the economy and its key sectors

We need a new business journalist skilled at explaining the drivers of the economy and its key sectors

US inflation up, real wages down; US Federal deficit swells; Canada jobs grow; Turkey and Argentina at the brink; Wall Street recoils; UST 10yr 2.87%; NZ swaps dive; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8

US inflation up, real wages down; US Federal deficit swells; Canada jobs grow; Turkey and Argentina at the brink; Wall Street recoils; UST 10yr 2.87%; NZ swaps dive; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; rate changes from ASB and Kiwibank, dairy jolt, PMI dive, fuel tax bite, swaps fall sharply again, NZD falls too

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; rate changes from ASB and Kiwibank, dairy jolt, PMI dive, fuel tax bite, swaps fall sharply again, NZD falls too

Ahead of the Spring selling season, and following big wholesale rate drops, the second largest home loan lender cuts its four year fixed rate sharply

Ahead of the Spring selling season, and following big wholesale rate drops, the second largest home loan lender cuts its four year fixed rate sharply

China blinks; Canada housing starts fall; Japan orders jump; China prices rise; air travel growth rises; Russia and Turkey battered; UST 10yr at 2.93%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9

China blinks; Canada housing starts fall; Japan orders jump; China prices rise; air travel growth rises; Russia and Turkey battered; UST 10yr at 2.93%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9