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David Chaston

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David Chaston is the publisher of interest.co.nz and is commited to ensuring readers get the latest information on interest rates, and the forces that move them.

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15 years 10 months

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TSB trims TD rates, only 87 farms sold in January, lifestyle blocks a harder sell, job vacancies stay high, CPTPP analysis released, swaps stable, NZD unchanged
21st Feb 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TSB trims TD rates, only 87 farms sold in January, lifestyle blocks a harder sell, job vacancies stay high, CPTPP analysis released, swaps stable, NZD unchanged
Dairy prices retain gains; Wall Street opens stable; HSBC reports giant results; EU confidence dips; RBA sees no acute threats; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil holds and gold drops; NZ$1 = 73.5 USc; TWI-5 = 74.5
21st Feb 18, 7:47am
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Dairy prices retain gains; Wall Street opens stable; HSBC reports giant results; EU confidence dips; RBA sees no acute threats; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil holds and gold drops; NZ$1 = 73.5 USc; TWI-5 = 74.5
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; mortgage and TD rate cuts, housing confidence soggy, auction success fades, producer prices rise, swaps firm, bitcoin leaps, NZD marginally softer
20th Feb 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; mortgage and TD rate cuts, housing confidence soggy, auction success fades, producer prices rise, swaps firm, bitcoin leaps, NZD marginally softer
Latvian scandal widens; Indian fraud clearer, Japan exports jump, Singapore raises taxes; China stirs concerns; NAB sharpens axe; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.7 USc; TWI-5 = 74.5
20th Feb 18, 7:37am
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Latvian scandal widens; Indian fraud clearer, Japan exports jump, Singapore raises taxes; China stirs concerns; NAB sharpens axe; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.7 USc; TWI-5 = 74.5
SBS Bank launches a market leading 5.55% fixed five year home loan rate while reducing three other fixed rates, the latest bank to cut their mortgage rates
19th Feb 18, 7:39pm
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SBS Bank launches a market leading 5.55% fixed five year home loan rate while reducing three other fixed rates, the latest bank to cut their mortgage rates
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; some minor TD rate changes, no employment growth, GMT's new $100 mln bond offer, Mitchell in ring, swaps slip, 90 day bill rate up, NZD firms
19th Feb 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; some minor TD rate changes, no employment growth, GMT's new $100 mln bond offer, Mitchell in ring, swaps slip, 90 day bill rate up, NZD firms
US housing starts rise; US sentiment up; Canada housing sales slip; ECB and Lativian central banker in corruption scandal; ASIC mulls action on dodgy advice; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.8 USc; TWI-5 = 74.8
19th Feb 18, 7:26am
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US housing starts rise; US sentiment up; Canada housing sales slip; ECB and Lativian central banker in corruption scandal; ASIC mulls action on dodgy advice; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.8 USc; TWI-5 = 74.8
US housing starts rise; US consumer sentiment rises, Canada house sales fall; China visitors flood in; NZ regions boom; UST 10yr 2.89%; Fear index high; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 74 USc; TWI-5 = 74.6
17th Feb 18, 8:48am
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US housing starts rise; US consumer sentiment rises, Canada house sales fall; China visitors flood in; NZ regions boom; UST 10yr 2.89%; Fear index high; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 74 USc; TWI-5 = 74.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more hot mortgage rates, regional drive, dairy price signals up, population close to 5 mln, PMI recovers, swaps slip, bitcoin jumps, NZD goes sideways
16th Feb 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more hot mortgage rates, regional drive, dairy price signals up, population close to 5 mln, PMI recovers, swaps slip, bitcoin jumps, NZD goes sideways
TSB opens the low-rate competition to the two-year fixed term with a rate sharply lower than just about everyone else
16th Feb 18, 1:48pm
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TSB opens the low-rate competition to the two-year fixed term with a rate sharply lower than just about everyone else
US producer prices rise, factory production falls; Canada employment stutters; China clamps down on local govt borrowing; Fitch affirms AA rating; UST 10yr at 2.90%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 73.8 USc; TWI-5 = 74.4, bitcoin leaps
16th Feb 18, 7:36am
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US producer prices rise, factory production falls; Canada employment stutters; China clamps down on local govt borrowing; Fitch affirms AA rating; UST 10yr at 2.90%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 73.8 USc; TWI-5 = 74.4, bitcoin leaps
Mortgage rate competition gets fiercer around the fixed one year offer with ASB now offering 4.30% as a carded 'special', below rivals who cut rates earlier in the week
15th Feb 18, 6:42pm
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Mortgage rate competition gets fiercer around the fixed one year offer with ASB now offering 4.30% as a carded 'special', below rivals who cut rates earlier in the week
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwibank grabs rate attention, house prices dive, yields up, tourism strong, swaps rise & steepen, NZD rises broadly
15th Feb 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwibank grabs rate attention, house prices dive, yields up, tourism strong, swaps rise & steepen, NZD rises broadly
US inflation rises; markets calm; US debt a national security risk; Japan grows modestly; India hit with bank fraud; EU growth accelerates; APRA tightens capital rules; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74.3
15th Feb 18, 7:40am
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US inflation rises; markets calm; US debt a national security risk; Japan grows modestly; India hit with bank fraud; EU growth accelerates; APRA tightens capital rules; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74.3
We look at how much you should be saving for retirement, attempting to give age markers so that you can tell if you are on track. You need a plan, commitment & to get started now
15th Feb 18, 5:02am
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We look at how much you should be saving for retirement, attempting to give age markers so that you can tell if you are on track. You need a plan, commitment & to get started now
Kiwibank matches the (almost) market-leading 4.35% one year home loan rate and adds their $2,000 cash-back offer to qualifying borrowers
14th Feb 18, 8:22pm
Kiwibank matches the (almost) market-leading 4.35% one year home loan rate and adds their $2,000 cash-back offer to qualifying borrowers
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Co-op Bank makes changes, IAG's profits jump, LGFA gets cheaper money, logs worth more, food costs less, inflation expectations rise, swaps stable, NZD jumps
14th Feb 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Co-op Bank makes changes, IAG's profits jump, LGFA gets cheaper money, logs worth more, food costs less, inflation expectations rise, swaps stable, NZD jumps
Eyes on US inflation; Fed stays with hike plan; claim the VIX is fixed; US household debt rises modestly; airline profits boom; RBA says wages stable for a while yet; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
14th Feb 18, 7:51am
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Eyes on US inflation; Fed stays with hike plan; claim the VIX is fixed; US household debt rises modestly; airline profits boom; RBA says wages stable for a while yet; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ANZ cuts TD and mortgage rates, Crown surplus swells, English quits, KiwiSaver analysis updated, swaps, bitcoin and NZD all stable
13th Feb 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; ANZ cuts TD and mortgage rates, Crown surplus swells, English quits, KiwiSaver analysis updated, swaps, bitcoin and NZD all stable
US Federal budget plans growing deficits; China new lending leaps; Spring Festival travel underway; AU Banking Commission 'lawyers picnic' underway; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
13th Feb 18, 7:46am
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US Federal budget plans growing deficits; China new lending leaps; Spring Festival travel underway; AU Banking Commission 'lawyers picnic' underway; UST 10yr at 2.87%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8
New Zealand's largest mortgage lender makes a relatively unusual move (for them) to price its one year fixed rate below all its main rivals
12th Feb 18, 5:14pm
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New Zealand's largest mortgage lender makes a relatively unusual move (for them) to price its one year fixed rate below all its main rivals
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, smoke clouds inflation, retail sales rise +4.3%, ANZ to dump $835 mln in cash, wholesale rates hold, NZD unchanged
12th Feb 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, smoke clouds inflation, retail sales rise +4.3%, ANZ to dump $835 mln in cash, wholesale rates hold, NZD unchanged
Wall Street stabilises; US Govt shutdown averted; US wholesale trade healthy; Canada jobs disappoint; huge China migration starts; UST 10yr at 2.86%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74
12th Feb 18, 7:32am
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Wall Street stabilises; US Govt shutdown averted; US wholesale trade healthy; Canada jobs disappoint; huge China migration starts; UST 10yr at 2.86%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74
Wall Street gyrating; volatility high; US shutdown averted with more debt; US wholesale trade healthy; Canadian jobless rise; China inflation cools; HNA bailed out; UST 10yr 2.84%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74.2
10th Feb 18, 8:27am
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Wall Street gyrating; volatility high; US shutdown averted with more debt; US wholesale trade healthy; Canadian jobless rise; China inflation cools; HNA bailed out; UST 10yr 2.84%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc; TWI-5 = 74.2
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts a key mortgage rate, BNZ raises some TD rates, Truckometer softer, another huge Akl project, share markets tank, swaps slip, NZD stable
9th Feb 18, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac cuts a key mortgage rate, BNZ raises some TD rates, Truckometer softer, another huge Akl project, share markets tank, swaps slip, NZD stable