David Chaston

Good economic data drives the NZD higher and we now find ourselves level-pegging with our Aussie cousins in some currency rates

Good economic data drives the NZD higher and we now find ourselves level-pegging with our Aussie cousins in some currency rates

Vancouver to tax empty homes; China's companies invest heavily offshore; Woolworths AU source NZ avos; AU consumer sentiment stable; UST 10yr yield at 1.70%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.3

Vancouver to tax empty homes; China's companies invest heavily offshore; Woolworths AU source NZ avos; AU consumer sentiment stable; UST 10yr yield at 1.70%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.3

ANZ lowers one of its two home loan 'specials' to the same rate offered by most of its main rivals, but doesn't match the recent reduction by Kiwibank

ANZ lowers one of its two home loan 'specials' to the same rate offered by most of its main rivals, but doesn't match the recent reduction by Kiwibank

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; C/A deficit higher than expected, new housing loans dip, Govt buys back debt, dairy farmers borrow big, swap rates jump again, NZD slips

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; C/A deficit higher than expected, new housing loans dip, Govt buys back debt, dairy farmers borrow big, swap rates jump again, NZD slips

US counts strong income growth, drop in poverty; China data rebounds; US to challenge China at WTO; EU sentiment lifts; UST 10yr yield at 1.73%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.1

US counts strong income growth, drop in poverty; China data rebounds; US to challenge China at WTO; EU sentiment lifts; UST 10yr yield at 1.73%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NZCU Baywide cuts, finco issues Mastercard, asking prices jump, food prices stable, swap rates slip, NZD stable

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; NZCU Baywide cuts, finco issues Mastercard, asking prices jump, food prices stable, swap rates slip, NZD stable

Brainard holds to dovish stance; Jamie Dimon says get on with it; PBoC worried about housing bubble; NAB in 'world first'; UST 10yr yield at 1.69%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 73.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.7

Brainard holds to dovish stance; Jamie Dimon says get on with it; PBoC worried about housing bubble; NAB in 'world first'; UST 10yr yield at 1.69%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 73.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.7

Do we need more direct regulation to solve our housing woes - or less? Has past regulation contained the issue, or accentuated the problems? Your view?

Do we need more direct regulation to solve our housing woes - or less? Has past regulation contained the issue, or accentuated the problems? Your view?

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; red ink everywhere, new CEO for REINZ, heavy truck wobbles, tourism still booming, swap rates jump again, NZD retreats

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; red ink everywhere, new CEO for REINZ, heavy truck wobbles, tourism still booming, swap rates jump again, NZD retreats

US markets tank as dovish Fed speakers change expectations; eyes on Brainard; expectations rise for good NZ Q2 GDP; UST 10yr yield at 1.67%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.6

US markets tank as dovish Fed speakers change expectations; eyes on Brainard; expectations rise for good NZ Q2 GDP; UST 10yr yield at 1.67%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 73.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.6

Our mortgage rate table has expanded today to include Mike Pero Mortgages, and Liberty Financial

Our mortgage rate table has expanded today to include Mike Pero Mortgages, and Liberty Financial

Savers need to be as aggressive as borrowers when checking bank rate offers. Rate changes may not be coming everyday, but the landscape is shifting

Savers need to be as aggressive as borrowers when checking bank rate offers. Rate changes may not be coming everyday, but the landscape is shifting

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; call account rate cuts, electronic card spending rises, Aussie lending falls, Kiwis go west, swap rates jump, NZD eases but still high

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; call account rate cuts, electronic card spending rises, Aussie lending falls, Kiwis go west, swap rates jump, NZD eases but still high

US services grow strongly; ECB disappoints; China imports rise; Aussies warn on Chinese media; Libor rates rise; UST 10yr yield at 1.59%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 73.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 77

US services grow strongly; ECB disappoints; China imports rise; Aussies warn on Chinese media; Libor rates rise; UST 10yr yield at 1.59%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 73.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 77

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwibank cuts mortgage rate, NBS raises TD rate, MDS releases inequality report, linker demand heats up, NZGB yields fall, NZD rises even further

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwibank cuts mortgage rate, NBS raises TD rate, MDS releases inequality report, linker demand heats up, NZGB yields fall, NZD rises even further

State-owned bank first of majors to drop a fixed home loan carded rate since early August as wholesale rates and risk margins continue to fall

State-owned bank first of majors to drop a fixed home loan carded rate since early August as wholesale rates and risk margins continue to fall

US has skills gap; Fed officials talk up hike; air travel grows strongly; China leaks fx reserves faster; Aussie dairy industry shrinks; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 74.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.5

US has skills gap; Fed officials talk up hike; air travel grows strongly; China leaks fx reserves faster; Aussie dairy industry shrinks; UST 10yr yield at 1.54%; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 74.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.5

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