David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; drought declared, factories falter, tourism booming, housing supply squeeze, AU jobless rise, parity talk louder

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; drought declared, factories falter, tourism booming, housing supply squeeze, AU jobless rise, parity talk louder

US budget deficit falls; China likes NZ property; Aussie housing investment loans surge; NZ swap rates rise again; oil and gold fall; NZ$1 = 73.7 USc, TWI = 77.6

US budget deficit falls; China likes NZ property; Aussie housing investment loans surge; NZ swap rates rise again; oil and gold fall; NZ$1 = 73.7 USc, TWI = 77.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; fall in house prices, retail sales, ACC levies; swap rates jump again, NZD starts to rise too

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; fall in house prices, retail sales, ACC levies; swap rates jump again, NZD starts to rise too

US job openings above 5 mln; China deflation fears; Greeks agree to privatisations; UST 10yr yield at 1.99%; oil falls on higher US output; NZ$1 = 74.1 USc, TWI = 77.6

US job openings above 5 mln; China deflation fears; Greeks agree to privatisations; UST 10yr yield at 1.99%; oil falls on higher US output; NZ$1 = 74.1 USc, TWI = 77.6

Both the Co-operative Bank and ANZ cut rates in the fiercely competitive home loan market, pressing overall rates lower

Both the Co-operative Bank and ANZ cut rates in the fiercely competitive home loan market, pressing overall rates lower

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; economy growing well, coloured coin coming, water stress, swap rates and currency consolidate

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; economy growing well, coloured coin coming, water stress, swap rates and currency consolidate

Greek brinkmanship; Grexit preparations; HSBC exposed helping tax cheats; NZ swap rates rise; NZD up; NZ$1 = 74.2 USc, TWI = 77.6

Greek brinkmanship; Grexit preparations; HSBC exposed helping tax cheats; NZ swap rates rise; NZD up; NZ$1 = 74.2 USc, TWI = 77.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; falling retail rates, the future of work, NZX tax settlement, Milford's bruise, swap rates rise, NZD stable

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; falling retail rates, the future of work, NZX tax settlement, Milford's bruise, swap rates rise, NZD stable

US jobs grow and wages rise; UST 10yr bond yields rise; Greece wants more 'without strings'; China's imports tumble; Brazil appoints banker to tackle integrity; NZ$1 = 73.5 USc, TWI = 76.9

US jobs grow and wages rise; UST 10yr bond yields rise; Greece wants more 'without strings'; China's imports tumble; Brazil appoints banker to tackle integrity; NZ$1 = 73.5 USc, TWI = 76.9

Mortgage competition heats up further as the home loan market gets a new low rate, the lowest since May 2013

Mortgage competition heats up further as the home loan market gets a new low rate, the lowest since May 2013

Four banks announce fixed mortgage rate cuts, three of which are market lows, as the competitive focus shifts back to the interest rate offer

Four banks announce fixed mortgage rate cuts, three of which are market lows, as the competitive focus shifts back to the interest rate offer

TSB Bank's new longer-term fixed loan offer aims to entice borrowers looking for debt servicing certainty

TSB Bank's new longer-term fixed loan offer aims to entice borrowers looking for debt servicing certainty

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB Bank cuts mortgage rates, ANZ cuts TD rates, record core funding, 2,000 more SHA homes, swaps down, NZD consolidates

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB Bank cuts mortgage rates, ANZ cuts TD rates, record core funding, 2,000 more SHA homes, swaps down, NZD consolidates

US service sector growth beats expectations, jobs growth does not; China cuts reserve ratio, on tax warpath; UST 10yr yields rise again; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 73.7 USc, TWI = 77

US service sector growth beats expectations, jobs growth does not; China cuts reserve ratio, on tax warpath; UST 10yr yields rise again; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 73.7 USc, TWI = 77

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Co-op Bank's hot 18mth rate, dairy prices jump, job gains but no wage inflation yet, strong retailing, NZD jumps

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Co-op Bank's hot 18mth rate, dairy prices jump, job gains but no wage inflation yet, strong retailing, NZD jumps

Dairy prices rise sharply; RBA cuts rates to 2.25%; India loosens; US factory order fall; Greece fears bank runs; UST yields rise; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 72.9 USc, TWI = 76.1

Dairy prices rise sharply; RBA cuts rates to 2.25%; India loosens; US factory order fall; Greece fears bank runs; UST yields rise; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 72.9 USc, TWI = 76.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; car sales booming, QV house price rises pick up, rental yields sink, commodity prices edge lower, Len TV, rates unchanged

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; car sales booming, QV house price rises pick up, rental yields sink, commodity prices edge lower, Len TV, rates unchanged

Huge US budget proposal; US construction spending rises; US paypackets get a boost; TPP close; RBA ready to cut?; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 73 USc, TWI = 76.2

Huge US budget proposal; US construction spending rises; US paypackets get a boost; TPP close; RBA ready to cut?; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = 73 USc, TWI = 76.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; TSB Bank targets 2yr 'special', RaboDirect cuts rates, Treasury sees higher prices, hydro lakes low, swap rates drop, NZD holds

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; TSB Bank targets 2yr 'special', RaboDirect cuts rates, Treasury sees higher prices, hydro lakes low, swap rates drop, NZD holds

TSB Bank drops its 2 year home loan 'special' to 5.5% and updates (and tightens) its non-rate incentives

TSB Bank drops its 2 year home loan 'special' to 5.5% and updates (and tightens) its non-rate incentives

China factories slow; Greeks get EU's back up; Russia does u-turn; Australia shows intolerance for reform; UST 10yr yields fall; oil and gold jump; NZ$1 = 72.4 USc, TWI = 76

China factories slow; Greeks get EU's back up; Russia does u-turn; Australia shows intolerance for reform; UST 10yr yields fall; oil and gold jump; NZ$1 = 72.4 USc, TWI = 76

Banks start to lower rates following the RBNZ review; wholesale rates fall most at the five year end but latest rate cut is for 1 year

Banks start to lower rates following the RBNZ review; wholesale rates fall most at the five year end but latest rate cut is for 1 year

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; initial rate changes start, building consent levels disappoint, tourists flood in, as do migrants, swap rate falls pause, NZD falls

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; initial rate changes start, building consent levels disappoint, tourists flood in, as do migrants, swap rate falls pause, NZD falls

Residential building consents rose in 2014 but still not back to their 2007 levels; Auckland the main drag but Waikato also struggles to maintain momentum

Residential building consents rose in 2014 but still not back to their 2007 levels; Auckland the main drag but Waikato also struggles to maintain momentum

US jobless claims fall; Denmark struggles with peg; Germany gets deflation; China milk industry doubts; NZ swaps and fx fall sharply; NZ$1 = 72.5 USc, TWI = 76.1

US jobless claims fall; Denmark struggles with peg; Germany gets deflation; China milk industry doubts; NZ swaps and fx fall sharply; NZ$1 = 72.5 USc, TWI = 76.1