David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; mortgage rate changes, dairy prices rise, factory sales up, housing loan growth slows, Aussie growth continues, swap rates fall, NZD jumps

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; mortgage rate changes, dairy prices rise, factory sales up, housing loan growth slows, Aussie growth continues, swap rates fall, NZD jumps

We fact-check the claim that high migration levels are depressing average wage growth and find that is not really the case on an after-inflation basis

We fact-check the claim that high migration levels are depressing average wage growth and find that is not really the case on an after-inflation basis

NZD jumps on third consecutive good dairy auction; US services growth slows; global airfreight growth rises; Aussie car loan defaults rise; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 74.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.1

NZD jumps on third consecutive good dairy auction; US services growth slows; global airfreight growth rises; Aussie car loan defaults rise; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 74.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; QV values up +14.6%, wholesale trade up +4.4%, Truckometer back on track, strong used import sales, swap rates unchanged, NZD stay high

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; QV values up +14.6%, wholesale trade up +4.4%, Truckometer back on track, strong used import sales, swap rates unchanged, NZD stay high

Bank customers park their money in banks on very short-term arrangements with low to no interest earnings, even though these funds stay there a long time. Banks smile

Bank customers park their money in banks on very short-term arrangements with low to no interest earnings, even though these funds stay there a long time. Banks smile

Wall Street closed; G20 accomplishes nothing; Hong Kong goes 'localist'; Japan readies more stimulus; 'low rates are a trap'; EU retail shines; UST 10yr yield at 1.61%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 73.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.5

Wall Street closed; G20 accomplishes nothing; Hong Kong goes 'localist'; Japan readies more stimulus; 'low rates are a trap'; EU retail shines; UST 10yr yield at 1.61%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 73.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; TD tweaks, Co-op Bank upgraded, Auckland house price gains slow, commodity prices climb, more LVR leeway, swaps steepen, NZD rises to 15 month high

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; TD tweaks, Co-op Bank upgraded, Auckland house price gains slow, commodity prices climb, more LVR leeway, swaps steepen, NZD rises to 15 month high

Savings bonuses wither as banks turn their focus away from short-term savers. At-call savers suffer the full OCR reductions, sometimes more

Savings bonuses wither as banks turn their focus away from short-term savers. At-call savers suffer the full OCR reductions, sometimes more

American payrolls rise less than expected; US factory orders up strongly; Ireland to contest EU tax ruling; bumper Aussie wheat crop; UST 10yr yield at 1.60%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.5

American payrolls rise less than expected; US factory orders up strongly; Ireland to contest EU tax ruling; bumper Aussie wheat crop; UST 10yr yield at 1.60%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 72.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.5

New car demand continues to break records as sales of SUVs now dominate, and growing construction sector drives light commercials. Tourism demand helps too

New car demand continues to break records as sales of SUVs now dominate, and growing construction sector drives light commercials. Tourism demand helps too

US payrolls grew at a slower but solid pace in August, a sign their job market is cooling as the American economy approaches full employment

US payrolls grew at a slower but solid pace in August, a sign their job market is cooling as the American economy approaches full employment

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ANZ and TSB cut call rates again, building boom grows, dairy price outlook brightens, NZD slips to 11th, Aussie apartment risk, NZD drifts up

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ANZ and TSB cut call rates again, building boom grows, dairy price outlook brightens, NZD slips to 11th, Aussie apartment risk, NZD drifts up

American labour costs rise sharply on skills gap; world PMIs tame; US car sales soft; China bans AU milk; China debt concerns; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil down sharply, gold up; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.2

American labour costs rise sharply on skills gap; world PMIs tame; US car sales soft; China bans AU milk; China debt concerns; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil down sharply, gold up; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB Bank cuts, Westpac launches CashNav, rents diverge, NZ retail up, AU retail soft, few Wtgn houses for sale, swaps unchanged, NZD drifts

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB Bank cuts, Westpac launches CashNav, rents diverge, NZ retail up, AU retail soft, few Wtgn houses for sale, swaps unchanged, NZD drifts

US jobs grow as expected; US house sales rise; Canada growth falls along with Brazil and Nigeria; India growth slows; pizza by drone almost here; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.3

US jobs grow as expected; US house sales rise; Canada growth falls along with Brazil and Nigeria; India growth slows; pizza by drone almost here; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TD rate changes, AU bank inquiry to start, shorter home loan terms, more fraud, WMP futures rise, cheap bonds, debt binge, swaps up marginally

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TD rate changes, AU bank inquiry to start, shorter home loan terms, more fraud, WMP futures rise, cheap bonds, debt binge, swaps up marginally

We know banks are holding back OCR cuts from borrowers, so what sort of deal are savers getting?

We know banks are holding back OCR cuts from borrowers, so what sort of deal are savers getting?

US confidence jumps; FOMO in Shanghai; Japan jobless rates falls; EU hits Apple with €13 bln back-tax bill; AU banks face restraints; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.7

US confidence jumps; FOMO in Shanghai; Japan jobless rates falls; EU hits Apple with €13 bln back-tax bill; AU banks face restraints; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.7

We review the OCR rate holdbacks, the third consecutive time banks have done this and their most aggressive to date. Customers just take it

We review the OCR rate holdbacks, the third consecutive time banks have done this and their most aggressive to date. Customers just take it

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ICBC cuts TD rates, home building lags population growth, ANZ issues $350 mln, swaps unchanged, NZD higher

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; ICBC cuts TD rates, home building lags population growth, ANZ issues $350 mln, swaps unchanged, NZD higher

US durable goods orders rebound; jobless claims fall again; milk price prospects rise; self-driving cars arrive; NZGB CDS spreads in rare company; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 73 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.9

US durable goods orders rebound; jobless claims fall again; milk price prospects rise; self-driving cars arrive; NZGB CDS spreads in rare company; UST 10yr yield at 1.57%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 73 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.9

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HNZC passes on 9bps, more costly disasters, less people killed, more bond issues coming, swap rates lower, NZD higher

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; HNZC passes on 9bps, more costly disasters, less people killed, more bond issues coming, swap rates lower, NZD higher

Obama starts push for Congress vote on TPPA; Mexico economy shrinks on low oil price; Aussie banks cut mortgage discounts; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.5

Obama starts push for Congress vote on TPPA; Mexico economy shrinks on low oil price; Aussie banks cut mortgage discounts; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; ANZ cuts a TD rate, wine industry's labour problem, Wheeler to talk, NZX shines, swap rates up and steeper, NZD stable

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; ANZ cuts a TD rate, wine industry's labour problem, Wheeler to talk, NZX shines, swap rates up and steeper, NZD stable

Fed's Fischer says FOMC close to targets; India appoints an inflation hawk; commodity demand surges as China retrenches; Mongolia in current account crisis; UST 10yr yield at 1.58%; oil prices up further, gold down; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.6

Fed's Fischer says FOMC close to targets; India appoints an inflation hawk; commodity demand surges as China retrenches; Mongolia in current account crisis; UST 10yr yield at 1.58%; oil prices up further, gold down; NZ$1 = 72.7 US¢, TWI-5 = 75.6