David Chaston

2013 new vehicle registrations are the highest since 1984, exceeding 113,000

2013 new vehicle registrations are the highest since 1984, exceeding 113,000

Employees who get recognition most likely to be 'satisfied'; more than half say pay is 'good' or 'very good'; most feel secure

Employees who get recognition most likely to be 'satisfied'; more than half say pay is 'good' or 'very good'; most feel secure

Monday's Top 10: Soros worries about China; the comparative advantage myth; bond pressures; an emotion map; Aussie productivity solution; Dilbert, and more

Monday's Top 10: Soros worries about China; the comparative advantage myth; bond pressures; an emotion map; Aussie productivity solution; Dilbert, and more

NZ$ rises; gold up, crude oil down; UST yields higher; beef prices up; China looks at a Tobin Tax; Aust looks at state asset selloffs; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 78.4

NZ$ rises; gold up, crude oil down; UST yields higher; beef prices up; China looks at a Tobin Tax; Aust looks at state asset selloffs; NZ$1 = US$0.827 TWI = 78.4

Strong US data; oil down, gold up; Dow hits record; Latvia joins eurozone; Aussie factories in doldrums; NZ$1 = US$0.820 TWI = 77.5

Strong US data; oil down, gold up; Dow hits record; Latvia joins eurozone; Aussie factories in doldrums; NZ$1 = US$0.820 TWI = 77.5

We review our big stories of 2013 and seek readers opinions about what 2014 will bring

We review our big stories of 2013 and seek readers opinions about what 2014 will bring

Chinese local govt debt grows fast; reinsurance costs fall; 'Kiwis getting uppity'; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 77.4

Chinese local govt debt grows fast; reinsurance costs fall; 'Kiwis getting uppity'; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 77.4

Monday's Top 10: Stimulus; hostility; Chinese miscalculation; the time bomb that isn't; climate predictions; search & destroy; Dilbert, and more

Monday's Top 10: Stimulus; hostility; Chinese miscalculation; the time bomb that isn't; climate predictions; search & destroy; Dilbert, and more

Chinese ODI up strongly; France to tax millionaires 75%; US oil prices rise on shrinking inventories; inflation returns in Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.814 TWI = 77.1

Chinese ODI up strongly; France to tax millionaires 75%; US oil prices rise on shrinking inventories; inflation returns in Japan; NZ$1 = US$0.814 TWI = 77.1

Retail sales strong worldwide, especially online; US jobless claims shrink; China cash issues linger; NZ$1 = US$0.815 TWI = 77.2

Retail sales strong worldwide, especially online; US jobless claims shrink; China cash issues linger; NZ$1 = US$0.815 TWI = 77.2

Talley's tries to buy more of Open Country Dairy from the other sixteen shareholders; Olam says yes

Talley's tries to buy more of Open Country Dairy from the other sixteen shareholders; Olam says yes

APRA threatens bank dividends; China's credit problem worsens; credit spreads ease; US, AU, NZ retail better; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 77.5

APRA threatens bank dividends; China's credit problem worsens; credit spreads ease; US, AU, NZ retail better; NZ$1 = US$0.821 TWI = 77.5

Local mortgage rates rise; Blackrock sees RBNZ raising OCR +0.5% in January; US on a roll; China in another liquidity crunch; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.5

Local mortgage rates rise; Blackrock sees RBNZ raising OCR +0.5% in January; US on a roll; China in another liquidity crunch; NZ$1 = US$0.819 TWI = 77.5

Most big banks have now snuck rate hikes in before Christmas; BNZ only major to not have moved

Most big banks have now snuck rate hikes in before Christmas; BNZ only major to not have moved

90 seconds at 9 am: NZ:US fx rate lower; interest rates rising; equities hold at record levels; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = US$0.816 TWI = 77.3

90 seconds at 9 am: NZ:US fx rate lower; interest rates rising; equities hold at record levels; oil up, gold down; NZ$1 = US$0.816 TWI = 77.3

Financial and insurance sectors identified as a major drag on New Zealand's productivity; 'Professional, scientific and technical services' sector one of our better ones

Financial and insurance sectors identified as a major drag on New Zealand's productivity; 'Professional, scientific and technical services' sector one of our better ones

90 seconds at 9 am: US house building surge; bitcoins collapse in China; record Japan trade deficit; AU to end corporate welfare; NZ$1 = US$0.822 TWI = 77.5

90 seconds at 9 am: US house building surge; bitcoins collapse in China; record Japan trade deficit; AU to end corporate welfare; NZ$1 = US$0.822 TWI = 77.5

2013 ends with evidence of lower bank switching activity even as we are borrowing more on our houses

2013 ends with evidence of lower bank switching activity even as we are borrowing more on our houses

More across the board home loan rate rises announced; the rate gap between banks widens to as much as 84 bps

More across the board home loan rate rises announced; the rate gap between banks widens to as much as 84 bps

90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices hold; US CPI tame; EU sets limits on auditors; Australia's gas future; NZ$1 = US$0.825 TWI = 77.8

90 seconds at 9 am: Dairy prices hold; US CPI tame; EU sets limits on auditors; Australia's gas future; NZ$1 = US$0.825 TWI = 77.8

ANZ increases interest rates on one to five year term deposits

ANZ increases interest rates on one to five year term deposits

ANZ removes mortgage specials, raises fixed home loan rates across the board higher than wholesale rate increases

ANZ removes mortgage specials, raises fixed home loan rates across the board higher than wholesale rate increases

90 seconds at 9 am: Factory output expanding everywhere; equities higher; fewer banks fail; EU plan 'too complicated' for Draghi; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 77.8

90 seconds at 9 am: Factory output expanding everywhere; equities higher; fewer banks fail; EU plan 'too complicated' for Draghi; NZ$1 = US$0.826 TWI = 77.8

176 farms were sold in November; prices per hectare rise for dairy, fall for all other types

176 farms were sold in November; prices per hectare rise for dairy, fall for all other types