David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Heartland disengages from home loan offers, Moody's affirms big bank ratings, farmer sentiment nears all-time highs, swaps firm, NZD jumps, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Heartland disengages from home loan offers, Moody's affirms big bank ratings, farmer sentiment nears all-time highs, swaps firm, NZD jumps, & more

China fires up more stimulus; China data mixed; Singapore and India data dull; US data weaker on inflation threats; OECD sees stunted 2025 and 2026; UST 10yr at 4.30%, gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI = 67.3

China fires up more stimulus; China data mixed; Singapore and India data dull; US data weaker on inflation threats; OECD sees stunted 2025 and 2026; UST 10yr at 4.30%, gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 58.2 USc; TWI = 67.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; up signs for housing market, but unsold stock stays high, gender retirement gap unmoved, financial crime assessed, services back shrinking, swaps & NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; up signs for housing market, but unsold stock stays high, gender retirement gap unmoved, financial crime assessed, services back shrinking, swaps & NZD firm, & more

Is the pay-more-now-to-save-more-later mortgage strategy a good idea? We do the calculations to show how low the target fixed rates will have to be to make the gamble worth it

Is the pay-more-now-to-save-more-later mortgage strategy a good idea? We do the calculations to show how low the target fixed rates will have to be to make the gamble worth it

Eyes on US Fed in light of new inflation pressure; China loan growth sags, China FDI weak; US sentiment weak, consumers fear return of inflation; UST 10yr at 4.32%, gold and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.5 USc; TWI = 66.8

Eyes on US Fed in light of new inflation pressure; China loan growth sags, China FDI weak; US sentiment weak, consumers fear return of inflation; UST 10yr at 4.32%, gold and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.5 USc; TWI = 66.8

US consumers turn glum on inflation fears; China new lending weak; China FDI inflows very weak; US assets hard-right social ideology into research grants; UST 10yr at 4.31%, gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.5 USc; TWI = 66.7

US consumers turn glum on inflation fears; China new lending weak; China FDI inflows very weak; US assets hard-right social ideology into research grants; UST 10yr at 4.31%, gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.5 USc; TWI = 66.7

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Food prices fall, retail in slow recovery; factories in faster recovery, Auckland Harbour bridge/tunnel 'progress', swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Food prices fall, retail in slow recovery; factories in faster recovery, Auckland Harbour bridge/tunnel 'progress', swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

Gold hits record high, nears US$3000; US corporate bond yields rise; China shores up wavering SOE banks; container freight rates fall again; UST 10yr at 4.27%, gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI = 66.4

Gold hits record high, nears US$3000; US corporate bond yields rise; China shores up wavering SOE banks; container freight rates fall again; UST 10yr at 4.27%, gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI = 66.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ANZ trims TD rates, TradeMe & QV describe a strong buyers market, immigration stays low, tourism recovers, electricity demand low, swaps and NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ANZ trims TD rates, TradeMe & QV describe a strong buyers market, immigration stays low, tourism recovers, electricity demand low, swaps and NZD stable, & more

Tariff retaliation starts; US CPI dips ahead of tariff costs; Canada cuts; Japan PPI rises; China allows even more debt; India CPI falls; Russia CPI rises; UST 10yr at 4.30%, gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 57.3 USc; TWI = 66.5

Tariff retaliation starts; US CPI dips ahead of tariff costs; Canada cuts; Japan PPI rises; China allows even more debt; India CPI falls; Russia CPI rises; UST 10yr at 4.30%, gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 57.3 USc; TWI = 66.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Coop Bank cuts, median rents move up, retail still soft, large scam losses surge, rates-fees-fines rise fast, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Coop Bank cuts, median rents move up, retail still soft, large scam losses surge, rates-fees-fines rise fast, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

The US doubles tariffs on Canada; Japanese household spending retreats; Russia hijacks rail trade goods; Greenland votes; UST 10yr at 4.26%, gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI = 66.3

The US doubles tariffs on Canada; Japanese household spending retreats; Russia hijacks rail trade goods; Greenland votes; UST 10yr at 4.26%, gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI = 66.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; ANZ trims business rates, agri-business production delivers factory growth, filled jobs fell but earnings rise, swaps soft, NZD soft, NZX falls, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; ANZ trims business rates, agri-business production delivers factory growth, filled jobs fell but earnings rise, swaps soft, NZD soft, NZX falls, & more

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A serious chunk of household deposits are sitting idly in household bank accounts. As much as $1 bln extra could be earned just by paying attention and 'doing something'

A serious chunk of household deposits are sitting idly in household bank accounts. As much as $1 bln extra could be earned just by paying attention and 'doing something'

Wall Street turns sharply lower; US inflation expectations rise; US farmers retrench; Japan rises; China hits Canada with higher tariffs; German factories busier; UST 10yr at 4.23%, gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI = 66.5

Wall Street turns sharply lower; US inflation expectations rise; US farmers retrench; Japan rises; China hits Canada with higher tariffs; German factories busier; UST 10yr at 4.23%, gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI = 66.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; retail rate market quiet, Fonterra positive, grocery price rises slow; swaps stable, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; retail rate market quiet, Fonterra positive, grocery price rises slow; swaps stable, NZD holds, & more

China in widespread deflation; China exports rise but imports fall; US payroll growth timid; ditto Canada; Australia prepares for storm recovery; incumbent wins big in WA; UST 10yr at 4.32%, gold dips and oil up; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI = 66.3

China in widespread deflation; China exports rise but imports fall; US payroll growth timid; ditto Canada; Australia prepares for storm recovery; incumbent wins big in WA; UST 10yr at 4.32%, gold dips and oil up; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI = 66.3

US payrolls rise less than expected; Powell in no rush to cut; China's exports rise modestly, imports fall; Aussie storm to delay election; UST 10yr at 4.32%, gold dips and oil up; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI = 66.3

US payrolls rise less than expected; Powell in no rush to cut; China's exports rise modestly, imports fall; Aussie storm to delay election; UST 10yr at 4.32%, gold dips and oil up; NZ$1 = 57 USc; TWI = 66.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; only minor retail rates changes, office vacancy rates high & rising, grocery prices unchanged & compare well with Australia, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; only minor retail rates changes, office vacancy rates high & rising, grocery prices unchanged & compare well with Australia, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more

US labour market starts to show weak signs; US trade hits unwanted record; Canada shines; ECB cuts; Alfred hits; freight rates retreat; UST 10yr at 4.29%, gold holds and oil soft; NZ$1 = 57.5 USc; TWI = 66.7

US labour market starts to show weak signs; US trade hits unwanted record; Canada shines; ECB cuts; Alfred hits; freight rates retreat; UST 10yr at 4.29%, gold holds and oil soft; NZ$1 = 57.5 USc; TWI = 66.7

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, weak building sector, high demand for NZGBs, more bosses depart, swaps firmish, long yields rise, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, weak building sector, high demand for NZGBs, more bosses depart, swaps firmish, long yields rise, NZD firm, & more

Lower home loan rate offer changes are in a quiet phase and the background funding environment isn't opening many opportunities for banks to go much lower, meaning the next circuit breaker is hard to see

Lower home loan rate offer changes are in a quiet phase and the background funding environment isn't opening many opportunities for banks to go much lower, meaning the next circuit breaker is hard to see

US data integrity threats; China goes all-in on debt funded growth; tariff threats waver; Japan positive; Aussie growth modest; UST 10yr at 4.28%, curves steepen; gold firm and oil drops further; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI = 66.6

US data integrity threats; China goes all-in on debt funded growth; tariff threats waver; Japan positive; Aussie growth modest; UST 10yr at 4.28%, curves steepen; gold firm and oil drops further; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI = 66.6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ICBC launches hot mortgage rate with cashback incentive, Orr resigns, retail stays weak, commodity prices stay high, car sales weak, swaps little-changed, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; ICBC launches hot mortgage rate with cashback incentive, Orr resigns, retail stays weak, commodity prices stay high, car sales weak, swaps little-changed, NZD firms, & more