David Chaston

US debt limit brinkmanship resurfaces; China opens up, gets more support for AIIB; GE Money sells consumer arm; UST 10yr yields up; oil down; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc, TWI = 79

US debt limit brinkmanship resurfaces; China opens up, gets more support for AIIB; GE Money sells consumer arm; UST 10yr yields up; oil down; NZ$1 = 73.3 USc, TWI = 79

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; seeking more workers, Govt bond yields rise, spot fx shines, factories humming, NZD rises

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; seeking more workers, Govt bond yields rise, spot fx shines, factories humming, NZD rises

Asian rate cuts; weaker US retail sales; most US banks pass stress tests; China property sales dive; AU jobless rate falls; NZD jumps; NZ$1 = 73.8 USc, TWI = 79.1

Asian rate cuts; weaker US retail sales; most US banks pass stress tests; China property sales dive; AU jobless rate falls; NZD jumps; NZ$1 = 73.8 USc, TWI = 79.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; NBS cuts, Wheeler holds, food prices rise, split housing markets, swap rates rise, NZD rises

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; NBS cuts, Wheeler holds, food prices rise, split housing markets, swap rates rise, NZD rises

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

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

We are following the weather forecast charts for Cyclone Pam as the prospect for a major tropical storm develops

We are following the weather forecast charts for Cyclone Pam as the prospect for a major tropical storm develops

Growth in China tailing off in factories and retail; Carney says a rate cut would be 'extremely foolish'; US crude stocks rise again; gold falls; USD surges; NZ$1 = 72.2 USc, TWI = 77.7

Growth in China tailing off in factories and retail; Carney says a rate cut would be 'extremely foolish'; US crude stocks rise again; gold falls; USD surges; NZ$1 = 72.2 USc, TWI = 77.7

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; waiting for Wheeler, good LGFA support, tourism growth continues, regional GDP, swap rates fall

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; waiting for Wheeler, good LGFA support, tourism growth continues, regional GDP, swap rates fall

US inventories and job openings rise; EU exempts France, again; China inflation up, hiring down; bond yields fall on ECB fears; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 72.7 USc, TWI = 77.8

US inventories and job openings rise; EU exempts France, again; China inflation up, hiring down; bond yields fall on ECB fears; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 72.7 USc, TWI = 77.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; blackmail threat, 4.99% mortgage rate, big road investment, more leaky homes assistance

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; blackmail threat, 4.99% mortgage rate, big road investment, more leaky homes assistance

ECB starts buying bonds; German output up but exports down; Keating trash-talks first-home buyer benefit; swap rates rise; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 73.6 USc, TWI = 78.3

ECB starts buying bonds; German output up but exports down; Keating trash-talks first-home buyer benefit; swap rates rise; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 73.6 USc, TWI = 78.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; ICBC fill out TD offer; factory volumes rise; Little wants bigger cuts; BNZ wants a bigger share; wholesale rates jump; NZD falls

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; ICBC fill out TD offer; factory volumes rise; Little wants bigger cuts; BNZ wants a bigger share; wholesale rates jump; NZD falls

US job gains impress, wage rates not so much; ECB rebuffs Greece; China exports jump; UST 10yr yields 2.25%; oil lower; gold slumps; NZ$1 = 73.6 USc, TWI = 78.2

US job gains impress, wage rates not so much; ECB rebuffs Greece; China exports jump; UST 10yr yields 2.25%; oil lower; gold slumps; NZ$1 = 73.6 USc, TWI = 78.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; BNZ's hot 3yr mortgage rate, wholesale trade soft, dairy prices rising, NZD recovers, bank hybrids popular

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; BNZ's hot 3yr mortgage rate, wholesale trade soft, dairy prices rising, NZD recovers, bank hybrids popular

Classic rate set to 5.29% trumping its main rivals by a substantial margin for that term

Classic rate set to 5.29% trumping its main rivals by a substantial margin for that term

ECB to start bond buying on Monday, warns Greeks; UK SFO investigating the BofE; Brazil raises rates; UST 10yr yields up to 2.12%; NZ$1 = 74.6 USc, TWI = 78.8

ECB to start bond buying on Monday, warns Greeks; UK SFO investigating the BofE; Brazil raises rates; UST 10yr yields up to 2.12%; NZ$1 = 74.6 USc, TWI = 78.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; visitors spend up large, RBNZ shames JPMorgan (sort of), RBNZ's review hits NZD, linker yield rises

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; visitors spend up large, RBNZ shames JPMorgan (sort of), RBNZ's review hits NZD, linker yield rises

US jobs grow as service sector expands; eurozone retail keeps expanding; India cuts rates again; Murray worries; UST 10yr yields 2.10%; NZ$1 = 75.8 USc, TWI = 79.8

US jobs grow as service sector expands; eurozone retail keeps expanding; India cuts rates again; Murray worries; UST 10yr yields 2.10%; NZ$1 = 75.8 USc, TWI = 79.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TSB cuts td rates, jump in mortgage values, jump in median rents, Barfoot's prices ease, swap rates jump

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; TSB cuts td rates, jump in mortgage values, jump in median rents, Barfoot's prices ease, swap rates jump

Dairy prices hold; RBA also holds; a flood of China bond demand coming; expensive Danish defense; BofE currency boss fired; UST 10yr yield 2.09%; NZ$1 = 75.7 USc, TWI = 79.3

Dairy prices hold; RBA also holds; a flood of China bond demand coming; expensive Danish defense; BofE currency boss fired; UST 10yr yield 2.09%; NZ$1 = 75.7 USc, TWI = 79.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; SUV surge, WMP boosts commodity prices, AKL bubble bigger, waiting for RBA

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; SUV surge, WMP boosts commodity prices, AKL bubble bigger, waiting for RBA

Forget the Baltic Dry angst - world trade is growing at healthy rates

Forget the Baltic Dry angst - world trade is growing at healthy rates

US incomes rise, consumer spending falls; global factories busy, except Australia; China lowers sights; eyes on RBA; UST 10yr up to 2.05%; NZ$1 = 75.1 USc, TWI = 79

US incomes rise, consumer spending falls; global factories busy, except Australia; China lowers sights; eyes on RBA; UST 10yr up to 2.05%; NZ$1 = 75.1 USc, TWI = 79

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank meets market, terms of trade surprise, another kiwi at CBA, swaps soft, kiwi firm

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank meets market, terms of trade surprise, another kiwi at CBA, swaps soft, kiwi firm

China cuts rates again; pressure on RBA; US Q4 GDP revised down, confidence revised up; India goes for growth; euro inflation rises; NZD hits records; NZ$1 = 75.6 USc, TWI = 79.2

China cuts rates again; pressure on RBA; US Q4 GDP revised down, confidence revised up; India goes for growth; euro inflation rises; NZD hits records; NZ$1 = 75.6 USc, TWI = 79.2