David Chaston

US house sales hesitate but prices higher; US factories slow, EU factories expand; VW cheating widens; a China corporate debt squeeze; UST 10yr yield 2.26%; gold lower, oil up; NZ$1 = 65.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9

US house sales hesitate but prices higher; US factories slow, EU factories expand; VW cheating widens; a China corporate debt squeeze; UST 10yr yield 2.26%; gold lower, oil up; NZ$1 = 65.1 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; record low mortgage rate, record high migration, record high visitor levels, more SHA approvals, weak FHB assistance

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; record low mortgage rate, record high migration, record high visitor levels, more SHA approvals, weak FHB assistance

NZ gets sub 4% mortgage rate; China foils big underground bank; ECB targets inflation; India central bank employees strike; UST 10yr yield 2.26%; gold and oil hold; NZ$1 = 65.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.2

NZ gets sub 4% mortgage rate; China foils big underground bank; ECB targets inflation; India central bank employees strike; UST 10yr yield 2.26%; gold and oil hold; NZ$1 = 65.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.2

SBS Bank launches a 3.99% one year fixed mortgage rate, setting new low benchmark for home loan borrowers

SBS Bank launches a 3.99% one year fixed mortgage rate, setting new low benchmark for home loan borrowers

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac tweaks rates, credit card balance growth slows, more concrete poured, bad habits return, swaps slip, NZD rises strongly

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Westpac tweaks rates, credit card balance growth slows, more concrete poured, bad habits return, swaps slip, NZD rises strongly

Latest readymix concrete data reveals how fast the development on Auckland's outskirts is proceeding

Latest readymix concrete data reveals how fast the development on Auckland's outskirts is proceeding

BNZ introduces an 18 month rate, while Westpac moves two 'special' rates, one up, one down

BNZ introduces an 18 month rate, while Westpac moves two 'special' rates, one up, one down

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; rising NZGB rates, rising sea level risks, rising PPI, swap rates up, NZD rises

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; rising NZGB rates, rising sea level risks, rising PPI, swap rates up, NZD rises

US housing starts fall, consents rise sharply; China house price rises wane, shadow banking assets fall; iron ore price tanks; UST 10yr yield 2.29%; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 64.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.3

US housing starts fall, consents rise sharply; China house price rises wane, shadow banking assets fall; iron ore price tanks; UST 10yr yield 2.29%; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 64.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; WMP sinks, births and deaths up, big bond issue signaled, good NZ Super returns, swaps slip, NZD unchanged

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; WMP sinks, births and deaths up, big bond issue signaled, good NZ Super returns, swaps slip, NZD unchanged

Dairy prices drop again; US CPI rises again; China electricity use drops; RBA worried about China; UST 10yr yield 2.30%; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 64.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.4

Dairy prices drop again; US CPI rises again; China electricity use drops; RBA worried about China; UST 10yr yield 2.30%; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 64.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; UDC 'special', inflation expectations slip, GDT looks negative, VW admits there's more, swaps quiet, NZD slips

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; UDC 'special', inflation expectations slip, GDT looks negative, VW admits there's more, swaps quiet, NZD slips

Wall Street up; Japan in recession; China FDI growing; Brazil changes direction; EU inflation low, UST 10yr yield 2.26%; gold stable, copper falls; NZ$1 = 64.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.7

Wall Street up; Japan in recession; China FDI growing; Brazil changes direction; EU inflation low, UST 10yr yield 2.26%; gold stable, copper falls; NZ$1 = 64.9 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.7

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; markets on edge, retail sales grow strongly, service sector expands, population grows faster, swap rates drop, NZD holds

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; markets on edge, retail sales grow strongly, service sector expands, population grows faster, swap rates drop, NZD holds

Listing of LGFA debt sees NZX's fixed income market grow to NZ$19 bln, giving retail investors greater access to this paper

Listing of LGFA debt sees NZX's fixed income market grow to NZ$19 bln, giving retail investors greater access to this paper

G20 to tackle tax shifting; US retail sales disappoint; US consumer sentiment rises; China raises margin limits, UST 10yr yield 2.27%; oil price slips; NZ$1 = 65.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 71

G20 to tackle tax shifting; US retail sales disappoint; US consumer sentiment rises; China raises margin limits, UST 10yr yield 2.27%; oil price slips; NZ$1 = 65.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 71

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, sinking dairy prices, lower payout forecasts, solid offshore demand, why gold prices are weak, swap rates and NZD slip

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, sinking dairy prices, lower payout forecasts, solid offshore demand, why gold prices are weak, swap rates and NZD slip

Draghi hints at easing; US jobs data solid; AU jobs data very good; China in big spendup; UST 10yr yield 2.34%; oil falls on excess supply; NZ$1 = 65.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9

Draghi hints at easing; US jobs data solid; AU jobs data very good; China in big spendup; UST 10yr yield 2.34%; oil falls on excess supply; NZ$1 = 65.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 70.9

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; HSBC cuts td rates, food costs fall, confidence jumps, factories expand, swap rates rise, NZD holds

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; HSBC cuts td rates, food costs fall, confidence jumps, factories expand, swap rates rise, NZD holds

Rising sentiment from both consumers & business signals a strengthening phase in 2016, says ANZ. Other sectors brush off dairy weakness

Rising sentiment from both consumers & business signals a strengthening phase in 2016, says ANZ. Other sectors brush off dairy weakness

China retail growth rises, factory and investment growth falls; Singles Day spectacular; Germany wary of ECB negative rates; UST 10yr yield 2.34%; oil and gold fall; NZ$1 = 65.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.4

China retail growth rises, factory and investment growth falls; Singles Day spectacular; Germany wary of ECB negative rates; UST 10yr yield 2.34%; oil and gold fall; NZ$1 = 65.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; mortgage approvals lift, tourism lifts, more flights coming, dairy prices soften, Aussies more confident, swap rates fall

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; mortgage approvals lift, tourism lifts, more flights coming, dairy prices soften, Aussies more confident, swap rates fall

Live-streamed video from the November 2015 RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler

Live-streamed video from the November 2015 RBNZ press conference with Governor Graeme Wheeler

Low China CPI inflation; producer price deflation, similar in US; American wholesale trade brightens; oil and gold up marginally; UST 10yr yield 2.35%; NZ$1 = 65.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.3

Low China CPI inflation; producer price deflation, similar in US; American wholesale trade brightens; oil and gold up marginally; UST 10yr yield 2.35%; NZ$1 = 65.3 US¢, TWI-5 = 71.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; SBS Bank cuts TD rates, Truckometer suggests Q4 lift, IMF spells out our risks, house prices fall, swap rates hesitate

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; SBS Bank cuts TD rates, Truckometer suggests Q4 lift, IMF spells out our risks, house prices fall, swap rates hesitate