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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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A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; strong commodity prices, very strong used imports, strong Govt cash flows, Westpac changes fee levels, swaps unchanged, NZD holds, bitcoin soars
6th Nov 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; strong commodity prices, very strong used imports, strong Govt cash flows, Westpac changes fee levels, swaps unchanged, NZD holds, bitcoin soars
US job growth underwhelms; US slaps Canada; US truck orders zoom; Canada jobs improve; China risks rise, QE jumps; Venezuela infects bond yields; UST 10yr yield at 2.33%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 69.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.5
6th Nov 17, 7:32am
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US job growth underwhelms; US slaps Canada; US truck orders zoom; Canada jobs improve; China risks rise, QE jumps; Venezuela infects bond yields; UST 10yr yield at 2.33%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 69.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.5
Wanted! A journalist to work out of Parliament covering the key economic and financial policies and political debate
4th Nov 17, 10:32am
Wanted! A journalist to work out of Parliament covering the key economic and financial policies and political debate
A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Westpac ups TD rate, housing market sags, car market booms, Tarrant leaves, Aussie data underwhelms, swaps rates flatten, NZD holds
3rd Nov 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Westpac ups TD rate, housing market sags, car market booms, Tarrant leaves, Aussie data underwhelms, swaps rates flatten, NZD holds
US tax reform has markets sceptical; HNA struggles to raise money; US productivity jumps; global air travel sags; Chinese pay most for infant formula; UST 10yr yield at 2.35%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 69.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.4
3rd Nov 17, 7:35am
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US tax reform has markets sceptical; HNA struggles to raise money; US productivity jumps; global air travel sags; Chinese pay most for infant formula; UST 10yr yield at 2.35%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 69.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.4
New cars still selling fast, boosted by rental demand from a booming tourism industry. Commercial vehicle sales up +12.8% year-on-year
2nd Nov 17, 5:32pm
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New cars still selling fast, boosted by rental demand from a booming tourism industry. Commercial vehicle sales up +12.8% year-on-year
A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; no rate changes, QV says markets have turned, Fonterra holds, job ads rise, bank funding growth slows, swaps lower, NZD up again, bitcoin bursts higher
2nd Nov 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; no rate changes, QV says markets have turned, Fonterra holds, job ads rise, bank funding growth slows, swaps lower, NZD up again, bitcoin bursts higher
US Fed signals December hike; strong US jobs growth; factory index stays high; airfreight grows +9.2%, HSBC accused again; Aussies to force banks to open up; UST 10yr yield at 2.37%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
2nd Nov 17, 7:27am
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US Fed signals December hike; strong US jobs growth; factory index stays high; airfreight grows +9.2%, HSBC accused again; Aussies to force banks to open up; UST 10yr yield at 2.37%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home Wednesday; SBS Bank trims a rate, jobless rate falls, participation rate heroic, labour penalties high, housing market cools, rents unchanged, swaps rise, NZD firms
1st Nov 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Wednesday; SBS Bank trims a rate, jobless rate falls, participation rate heroic, labour penalties high, housing market cools, rents unchanged, swaps rise, NZD firms
New data shows how banks have responded to regulatory signals for capital adequacy, chasing loans on property so hard, now more than 80% of all loans are property-backed
1st Nov 17, 10:08am
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New data shows how banks have responded to regulatory signals for capital adequacy, chasing loans on property so hard, now more than 80% of all loans are property-backed
US confidence rises, home ownership rising; NZ wins World Bank review; China PMIs sag; EU growth up; Swiss make huge profit speculating; Medcraft rips into auditors; UST 10yr yield at 2.37%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
1st Nov 17, 7:27am
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US confidence rises, home ownership rising; NZ wins World Bank review; China PMIs sag; EU growth up; Swiss make huge profit speculating; Medcraft rips into auditors; UST 10yr yield at 2.37%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home Tuesday; no rate changes, business confidence turns sharply negative, housing consents struggle, Moody's likes NZ banks, lending droops, deposits rise, swaps slip again, NZD dips on confidence
31st Oct 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Tuesday; no rate changes, business confidence turns sharply negative, housing consents struggle, Moody's likes NZ banks, lending droops, deposits rise, swaps slip again, NZD dips on confidence
US consumer spending jumps; Canada struggles with NAFTA tussle; EU smiling; HSBC leaps; China SOE banks win; Aussie banking inquiry closer; UST 10yr yield at 2.37%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.9
31st Oct 17, 7:42am
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US consumer spending jumps; Canada struggles with NAFTA tussle; EU smiling; HSBC leaps; China SOE banks win; Aussie banking inquiry closer; UST 10yr yield at 2.37%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.9
A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; Jobs demand strong, who has a second job, Throne speech date set, Southern Response loses class action ruling, swap rates slip, NZD firms, bitcoin at new record
30th Oct 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; Jobs demand strong, who has a second job, Throne speech date set, Southern Response loses class action ruling, swap rates slip, NZD firms, bitcoin at new record
David Chaston with 10 more things you need to know about developments around and involving China; jobless rate falls; growth rate no longer targeted; David Mahon; Xi, Xi, Xi; rail freight; securitising rental housing; yield inversions
30th Oct 17, 11:58am
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David Chaston with 10 more things you need to know about developments around and involving China; jobless rate falls; growth rate no longer targeted; David Mahon; Xi, Xi, Xi; rail freight; securitising rental housing; yield inversions
US grows +2.3% in year to September; Powell now Fed chair favourite; Bezos world's richest; Canada housing 'vulnerable' again; AU family FHB financing 'evades taxes'; UST 10yr yield at 2.42%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.1
30th Oct 17, 7:20am
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US grows +2.3% in year to September; Powell now Fed chair favourite; Bezos world's richest; Canada housing 'vulnerable' again; AU family FHB financing 'evades taxes'; UST 10yr yield at 2.42%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.1
As the current business cycle nears its peak, KiwiSaver fund performance is getting tested and track records go under the spotlight. Fund manager strategies extend the difference between 'best' and also-ran
28th Oct 17, 9:28am
As the current business cycle nears its peak, KiwiSaver fund performance is getting tested and track records go under the spotlight. Fund manager strategies extend the difference between 'best' and also-ran
It is capacity and speed, rather than cost that drives choices for broadband plans. We want full service from our UFB connection
28th Oct 17, 9:05am
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It is capacity and speed, rather than cost that drives choices for broadband plans. We want full service from our UFB connection
A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Kiwibank cuts two mortgage rates, adds to TD rate, apartments very hard to sell, Canadians buy Murray Goulburn, swaps and NZD little changed
27th Oct 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Kiwibank cuts two mortgage rates, adds to TD rate, apartments very hard to sell, Canadians buy Murray Goulburn, swaps and NZD little changed
ECB starts its unwinding; US pending home sales slow; Mexico's trade deficit rises; China sells Govt bonds successfully but major losses loom; Fonterra likes Australia; UST 10yr yield at 2.45%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
27th Oct 17, 7:33am
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ECB starts its unwinding; US pending home sales slow; Mexico's trade deficit rises; China sells Govt bonds successfully but major losses loom; Fonterra likes Australia; UST 10yr yield at 2.45%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.6
A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; lower personal loan rate, fraud cases, ANZ NZ's record profits, unmatched by 'contribution'; tiny trade deficit, mini-budget?, swaps and NZD stable
26th Oct 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; lower personal loan rate, fraud cases, ANZ NZ's record profits, unmatched by 'contribution'; tiny trade deficit, mini-budget?, swaps and NZD stable
US home sales, durable goods orders beat expectations; Canada sees strong growth; India juices up its SOE banks; China borrows; Germany confident; AU inflation slows; UST 10yr yield at 2.45%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.7
26th Oct 17, 7:32am
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US home sales, durable goods orders beat expectations; Canada sees strong growth; India juices up its SOE banks; China borrows; Germany confident; AU inflation slows; UST 10yr yield at 2.45%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.8 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.7
Earnings drive Wall Street higher; PMIs up in US, EU and Japan; US mortgage market sags, R&D spending up; Xi the next Mao; AU calls for land tax; UST 10yr yield at 2.41%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 68.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.8
25th Oct 17, 7:35am
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Earnings drive Wall Street higher; PMIs up in US, EU and Japan; US mortgage market sags, R&D spending up; Xi the next Mao; AU calls for land tax; UST 10yr yield at 2.41%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 68.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.8
A review of things you need to know before you go home Tuesday; TSB's hot 3yr rate, compounding underbuilding, AI banking app, cheap covered bond rate, Hugh's truism relearned, swaps flat, NZD firms
24th Oct 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Tuesday; TSB's hot 3yr rate, compounding underbuilding, AI banking app, cheap covered bond rate, Hugh's truism relearned, swaps flat, NZD firms
Abe wins big in Japan; Spain convulsing; EU confidence improves; China house prices jump; Argentina backs reform; big profits flow from Aussie regulation; UST 10yr yield at 2.38%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 69.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.5
24th Oct 17, 7:23am
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Abe wins big in Japan; Spain convulsing; EU confidence improves; China house prices jump; Argentina backs reform; big profits flow from Aussie regulation; UST 10yr yield at 2.38%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 69.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 72.5