David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; inflation proving stickier than expected; both retail and factories in severe downturns, OCR cut prospects fade, swaps up, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; inflation proving stickier than expected; both retail and factories in severe downturns, OCR cut prospects fade, swaps up, NZD up, & more

US data settles; China flirts with deflation; Japan awaits support for the yen; the ECB holds & talks of cuts; global freight rates ease; UST 10yr 4.57%; gold rises but oil slips; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

US data settles; China flirts with deflation; Japan awaits support for the yen; the ECB holds & talks of cuts; global freight rates ease; UST 10yr 4.57%; gold rises but oil slips; NZ$1 = 59.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; rents rise, per capita activity slips, GHGs fall (slightly), strong NZGB demand, scrum screwed, swaps jump, NZD eases, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; rents rise, per capita activity slips, GHGs fall (slightly), strong NZGB demand, scrum screwed, swaps jump, NZD eases, & more

American inflation rises as rate cut hopes fade; Canada holds but sees lower inflation coming; Taiwan exports surge; Fitch downgrades China's credit rating; UST 10yr 4.42%; gold slips but oil firms; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.3

American inflation rises as rate cut hopes fade; Canada holds but sees lower inflation coming; Taiwan exports surge; Fitch downgrades China's credit rating; UST 10yr 4.42%; gold slips but oil firms; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, no OCR change, more here on work visas, job ad levels ease, consumer card activity soft, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, no OCR change, more here on work visas, job ad levels ease, consumer card activity soft, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more

American activity rises, sentiment slips; Japan eyes higher inflation; Taiwan has inflation under control; Aussie sentiment slips; UST 10yr 4.42%; gold up again but oil slips again; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

American activity rises, sentiment slips; Japan eyes higher inflation; Taiwan has inflation under control; Aussie sentiment slips; UST 10yr 4.42%; gold up again but oil slips again; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; post-election business sentiment drops, Asteron Life downgraded, eyes on dairy prices, OCR and inflation, swaps up, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; post-election business sentiment drops, Asteron Life downgraded, eyes on dairy prices, OCR and inflation, swaps up, NZD firms, & more

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US inflation expectations contained; copper has a moment but not steel; Aussie new home build signals weak; Aussie mortgage pain strongest; UST 10yr 4.42%; gold up again but oil slips again; NZ$1 = 60.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.3

US inflation expectations contained; copper has a moment but not steel; Aussie new home build signals weak; Aussie mortgage pain strongest; UST 10yr 4.42%; gold up again but oil slips again; NZ$1 = 60.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; some retail rate changes, few farms selling; supermarket cost pressure eases; swaps firm, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; some retail rate changes, few farms selling; supermarket cost pressure eases; swaps firm, NZD stable, & more

As the real estate selling season tails off, two banks trim a key home loan rate just before the RBNZ does its review, and markets turn sceptical rate cuts are imminent

As the real estate selling season tails off, two banks trim a key home loan rate just before the RBNZ does its review, and markets turn sceptical rate cuts are imminent

Eyes on US CPI after resilient jobs expansion & wage rises; Canadian job growth stalls; Aussie data eases; China's investment appetite in Australia fades; UST 10yr 4.40%; gold up but oil slips; NZ$1 = 60.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

Eyes on US CPI after resilient jobs expansion & wage rises; Canadian job growth stalls; Aussie data eases; China's investment appetite in Australia fades; UST 10yr 4.40%; gold up but oil slips; NZ$1 = 60.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

US labour market expands faster; US pay rises more than CPI; US consumer debt growth modest; Japan equities slide, more rate rises soon; Aussie data soft; UST 10yr 4.39%; gold & oil up; NZ$1 = 60.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

US labour market expands faster; US pay rises more than CPI; US consumer debt growth modest; Japan equities slide, more rate rises soon; Aussie data soft; UST 10yr 4.39%; gold & oil up; NZ$1 = 60.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more big bonds, more FBU departures, DST ending, Aussie data sags, markets await NFPs, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; more big bonds, more FBU departures, DST ending, Aussie data sags, markets await NFPs, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

Markets see little risk of weak US labour market data; US & Canada exports rise; freight rates ease lower; world faces historic demographic change; UST 10yr 4.35%; gold oil lower; NZ$1 = 60.4 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

Markets see little risk of weak US labour market data; US & Canada exports rise; freight rates ease lower; world faces historic demographic change; UST 10yr 4.35%; gold oil lower; NZ$1 = 60.4 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, Barfoots sees rising sales, fewer building consents issued, weak spending, swaps little-changed, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, Barfoots sees rising sales, fewer building consents issued, weak spending, swaps little-changed, NZD up, & more

Commerce Commission finds mortgage advisors face a conflict of interest because they are incentivised to recommend a lender who pays them the best commissions, even if that lender is not the best fit for the borrower

Commerce Commission finds mortgage advisors face a conflict of interest because they are incentivised to recommend a lender who pays them the best commissions, even if that lender is not the best fit for the borrower

Powell says rate cuts will come but slowly as US economy prosperous; China service sector expands; EU inflation falls; UST 10yr 4.36%; gold at another new high and oil up; NZ$1 = 60.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

Powell says rate cuts will come but slowly as US economy prosperous; China service sector expands; EU inflation falls; UST 10yr 4.36%; gold at another new high and oil up; NZ$1 = 60.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; dairy prices rise, filled jobs rise but labour force rises faster, another huge syndicated bond success, swaps firm, NZD weak, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; dairy prices rise, filled jobs rise but labour force rises faster, another huge syndicated bond success, swaps firm, NZD weak, & more

Dairy prices rise; US economic data very positive; Country Garden in vortex; German inflation eases; Aussie house prices bifurcate; UST 10yr 4.36%; gold at new high and oil up; NZ$1 = 59.6 USc; TWI-5 = 69

Dairy prices rise; US economic data very positive; Country Garden in vortex; German inflation eases; Aussie house prices bifurcate; UST 10yr 4.36%; gold at new high and oil up; NZ$1 = 59.6 USc; TWI-5 = 69

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing market's unsold inventory swells, Synlait in trouble, Rabobank in good shape, car sales sluggish, swaps up, NZD stays low, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing market's unsold inventory swells, Synlait in trouble, Rabobank in good shape, car sales sluggish, swaps up, NZD stays low, & more

It helps to use a mortgage calculator that can handle a range of realistic options and solve for the answers you actually need, when your budget gets tight

It helps to use a mortgage calculator that can handle a range of realistic options and solve for the answers you actually need, when your budget gets tight

China PMIs turn positive; other Asian factories up as well; US PMIs more positive; but US PCE inflation sticky; Aussie inflation expectations sticky too; UST 10yr 4.33%; gold at new and oil up; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 69

China PMIs turn positive; other Asian factories up as well; US PMIs more positive; but US PCE inflation sticky; Aussie inflation expectations sticky too; UST 10yr 4.33%; gold at new and oil up; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 69

US Fed happy to wait for more inflation retreats; US sentiment rises; China's property crash pressures banks; India educated jobless extreme; UST 10yr 4.21%; gold at new record high and oil up; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1

US Fed happy to wait for more inflation retreats; US sentiment rises; China's property crash pressures banks; India educated jobless extreme; UST 10yr 4.21%; gold at new record high and oil up; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1

Mortgage interest rates may have risen a lot, but David Chaston wonders if they are 'fair' or at least still in line with historic benchmarks

Mortgage interest rates may have risen a lot, but David Chaston wonders if they are 'fair' or at least still in line with historic benchmarks