David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage approvals slow, TSB raised TD rates, NZSF backs fuel cell tech; short rates up

A review of things you need to know before you go home; mortgage approvals slow, TSB raised TD rates, NZSF backs fuel cell tech; short rates up

90 seconds at 9 am: US inventories rise; China signals rate reforms; calls for ECB to act; AU business conditions slump; oil down; NZ$1 = US$0.847 TWI = 79.4

90 seconds at 9 am: US inventories rise; China signals rate reforms; calls for ECB to act; AU business conditions slump; oil down; NZ$1 = US$0.847 TWI = 79.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home; house prices higher, Govt accounts show shortfall, card spending up, more milk collected, markets wait for Wheeler

A review of things you need to know before you go home; house prices higher, Govt accounts show shortfall, card spending up, more milk collected, markets wait for Wheeler

90 seconds at 9 am: China wobbles as exports slump, iron ore prices in bear market, big interest rate and exchange rate drops; Japan cools; Oil falls; NZ$1 = US$0.846 TWI = 79.3

90 seconds at 9 am: China wobbles as exports slump, iron ore prices in bear market, big interest rate and exchange rate drops; Japan cools; Oil falls; NZ$1 = US$0.846 TWI = 79.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home; No more two-tier BNZ, manufacturing sales surge, a golden age for Maori business, election date

A review of things you need to know before you go home; No more two-tier BNZ, manufacturing sales surge, a golden age for Maori business, election date

90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs growth underwhelms; BofE knew of fx manipulation in 2006; IMF calls for ECB rate cut; another China rate jump; AU growth surprises; NZ$1 = US$0.842 TWI = 79.0

90 seconds at 9 am: US jobs growth underwhelms; BofE knew of fx manipulation in 2006; IMF calls for ECB rate cut; another China rate jump; AU growth surprises; NZ$1 = US$0.842 TWI = 79.0

A review of things you need to know before you go home; Building activity underwhelms, as do mortgage approvals, used car imports very strong, bank bills hit 3%

A review of things you need to know before you go home; Building activity underwhelms, as do mortgage approvals, used car imports very strong, bank bills hit 3%

90 seconds at 9 am: Putin wins?; tensions ease; China rates rise; Spanish jobless falls; new US budget; warning on risk weightings; NZ$1 = US$0.838 TWI = 78.8

90 seconds at 9 am: Putin wins?; tensions ease; China rates rise; Spanish jobless falls; new US budget; warning on risk weightings; NZ$1 = US$0.838 TWI = 78.8

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; RBA rates on hold; the listing drought grows, strong car sales, employee share offers, record commodity prices

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; RBA rates on hold; the listing drought grows, strong car sales, employee share offers, record commodity prices

90 seconds at 9 am: US factories expand, incomes and spending higher, car sales up; Europe rocked by Russia; gold and oil up, stocks and yields down; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 78.6

90 seconds at 9 am: US factories expand, incomes and spending higher, car sales up; Europe rocked by Russia; gold and oil up, stocks and yields down; NZ$1 = US$0.837 TWI = 78.6

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; stunning terms of trade, kiwifruit comeback; 90day bill rates at 3 yr high, Property Council vs NIMBYs

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; stunning terms of trade, kiwifruit comeback; 90day bill rates at 3 yr high, Property Council vs NIMBYs

Monday's Top 10: Tax war; banker pay; Luddite redux; ethics and GMO food; tourism and the exchange rate; digital dairy; Will Rogers; John Clarke; Dilbert, and more

Monday's Top 10: Tax war; banker pay; Luddite redux; ethics and GMO food; tourism and the exchange rate; digital dairy; Will Rogers; John Clarke; Dilbert, and more

90 seconds at 9 am: US growth lower, stocks higher; China PMI barely positive; Warren Buffett with record result; NZ$1 = US$0.839 TWI = 78.7

90 seconds at 9 am: US growth lower, stocks higher; China PMI barely positive; Warren Buffett with record result; NZ$1 = US$0.839 TWI = 78.7

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Fonterra raises payout, more migrants, bigger trade surplus, popular Govt bonds

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Fonterra raises payout, more migrants, bigger trade surplus, popular Govt bonds

The latest trade data reveals some dramatic changes in trade patterns; exports growing much faster than imports, trade surplus expanding

The latest trade data reveals some dramatic changes in trade patterns; exports growing much faster than imports, trade surplus expanding

How cheap money and expensive Councils have affected affordability in Auckland and Wellington housing zones

How cheap money and expensive Councils have affected affordability in Auckland and Wellington housing zones

90 seconds at 9 am: Sales of new US houses surge; Bond yields fall; Yuan falls as settings change; British tighten up on foreign banks; NZ$1 = US$0.829 TWI = 78.0

90 seconds at 9 am: Sales of new US houses surge; Bond yields fall; Yuan falls as settings change; British tighten up on foreign banks; NZ$1 = US$0.829 TWI = 78.0

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Power politics, power stress, ANZ ups mortgage rates, mortgage approvals soft, currency stable

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Power politics, power stress, ANZ ups mortgage rates, mortgage approvals soft, currency stable

90 seconds at 9 am: America losing steam; China cooling; Australia retrenching; EU feeling better; NZ$1 = US$0.83.3 TWI = 78.1

90 seconds at 9 am: America losing steam; China cooling; Australia retrenching; EU feeling better; NZ$1 = US$0.83.3 TWI = 78.1

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; inflation expectations low and unchanged, homeloan affordability improves; term deposit rates rise; cheap farm loan deal

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; inflation expectations low and unchanged, homeloan affordability improves; term deposit rates rise; cheap farm loan deal

ANZ pushes its term deposit rates up a notch, now has best main bank rate for 18 months

ANZ pushes its term deposit rates up a notch, now has best main bank rate for 18 months

90 seconds at 9 am: Beijing gripped by smog; US services stutter; EU inflation low; global dividends exceed US$1 tln; NZ$1 = US$0.83.4 TWI = 78.2

90 seconds at 9 am: Beijing gripped by smog; US services stutter; EU inflation low; global dividends exceed US$1 tln; NZ$1 = US$0.83.4 TWI = 78.2

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Minimum wage up 50c/hr; credit card use growing, NZSuper Fund slips; F&P Finance raises rates

A review of the things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Minimum wage up 50c/hr; credit card use growing, NZSuper Fund slips; F&P Finance raises rates

90 seconds at 9 am: G20 want 2% more growth; bankers told to stop whinging; English frets over currency risk; Spain upgraded; gold at 100 day high; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.7

90 seconds at 9 am: G20 want 2% more growth; bankers told to stop whinging; English frets over currency risk; Spain upgraded; gold at 100 day high; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 77.7

ASB matches rival Westpac with equivalent 18 month rate, still trails SBS for that term

ASB matches rival Westpac with equivalent 18 month rate, still trails SBS for that term