David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing market stays cold, job ad levels fall, incomes up faster than inflation, inflation expectations stay high, swaps up, NZD stable, & much more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing market stays cold, job ad levels fall, incomes up faster than inflation, inflation expectations stay high, swaps up, NZD stable, & much more

US consumers accept inflation will be lower; India CPI jumps; most commodity producers facing sharp pressures, some more than others; UST 10yr 4.19%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

US consumers accept inflation will be lower; India CPI jumps; most commodity producers facing sharp pressures, some more than others; UST 10yr 4.19%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Westpac trims its 2yr home loan offer, service sector in a grim spot, migrants rush in, swaps up, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Westpac trims its 2yr home loan offer, service sector in a grim spot, migrants rush in, swaps up, NZD down, & more

Westpac steps out of line with a 10 basis points cut to its 2-year fixed home loan rate. Although not a large drop, it is the first non-trivial reduction in a main bank 2-year rate for six months

Westpac steps out of line with a 10 basis points cut to its 2-year fixed home loan rate. Although not a large drop, it is the first non-trivial reduction in a main bank 2-year rate for six months

China borrowers pull back hard; Country Garden staggers, some Chinese funds managers too; Singapore downgrades its prospects; US PPI inflation not dead yet, but sentiment up; UST 10yr 4.16%; gold and oil holds; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 68.7

China borrowers pull back hard; Country Garden staggers, some Chinese funds managers too; Singapore downgrades its prospects; US PPI inflation not dead yet, but sentiment up; UST 10yr 4.16%; gold and oil holds; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 68.7

US PPI holds; US sentiment improves; Fed trims balance sheet; China new lending very weak; Country Garden issues waning; Singapore sets sights lower; UST 10yr 4.17%; gold down and oil holds; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6

US PPI holds; US sentiment improves; Fed trims balance sheet; China new lending very weak; Country Garden issues waning; Singapore sets sights lower; UST 10yr 4.17%; gold down and oil holds; NZ$1 = 59.8 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; inflation pressure still intense, Fonterra earns more, FMA issues ironic warning, green tick explained, swaps up, NZD down, & much more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; inflation pressure still intense, Fonterra earns more, FMA issues ironic warning, green tick explained, swaps up, NZD down, & much more

US July CPI inflation comes in as expected; US jobless claims tick up; Japanese PPI rises, Australian inflation expectations fall; UST 10yr 4.09%; gold and oil slip; NZ$1 = 60.4 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1

US July CPI inflation comes in as expected; US jobless claims tick up; Japanese PPI rises, Australian inflation expectations fall; UST 10yr 4.09%; gold and oil slip; NZ$1 = 60.4 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more homes sell at a loss, more milk price cuts, farmers grumpier, less concrete poured, swaps steepen, NZD on hold, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more homes sell at a loss, more milk price cuts, farmers grumpier, less concrete poured, swaps steepen, NZD on hold, & more

WeWork worthless; Japan machine tool orders retreat; China threatened by another Evergrande disaster; China deflates; rice price jumps; UST 10yr 4.01%; gold lower and oil higher; NZ$1 = 60.6 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

WeWork worthless; Japan machine tool orders retreat; China threatened by another Evergrande disaster; China deflates; rice price jumps; UST 10yr 4.01%; gold lower and oil higher; NZ$1 = 60.6 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, ASB posts record profit, inflation expectations don't ease, swaps stable, NZD softish, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, ASB posts record profit, inflation expectations don't ease, swaps stable, NZD softish, & more

Moody's roils bank stocks; US household debt steady; US exports steady; China exports plunge; Italy imposes bank windfall tax; Aussie sentiment still low; UST 10yr 4.01%; gold lower and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 60.6 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

Moody's roils bank stocks; US household debt steady; US exports steady; China exports plunge; Italy imposes bank windfall tax; Aussie sentiment still low; UST 10yr 4.01%; gold lower and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 60.6 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; a few retail rate rises, housing values decline further, life insurance passes stress tests, swaps up, NZD unchanged, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; a few retail rate rises, housing values decline further, life insurance passes stress tests, swaps up, NZD unchanged, & more

Wall Street positive earnings surprises spread; eyes on US CPI, China muzzles downbeat analysts; air cargo demand softens; UST 10yr 4.08%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

Wall Street positive earnings surprises spread; eyes on US CPI, China muzzles downbeat analysts; air cargo demand softens; UST 10yr 4.08%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; rush of new homes available; tackling card surcharges, supermarket costs still up sharply, pockets of debt jump, swaps & NZD flat, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; rush of new homes available; tackling card surcharges, supermarket costs still up sharply, pockets of debt jump, swaps & NZD flat, & more

China backs off its tough trade stance with Australia; ACCC knocks back ANZ; RBA cuts expected Aussie growth; US jobs growth slows; Singapore retail sales fall; UST 10yr 4.04%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

China backs off its tough trade stance with Australia; ACCC knocks back ANZ; RBA cuts expected Aussie growth; US jobs growth slows; Singapore retail sales fall; UST 10yr 4.04%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

US labour market growth slows in an orderly way; Canada jobs shrink; China drops barley tariffs on Australia; German factory orders rise sharply; RBA cuts growth view; UST 10yr 4.04%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

US labour market growth slows in an orderly way; Canada jobs shrink; China drops barley tariffs on Australia; German factory orders rise sharply; RBA cuts growth view; UST 10yr 4.04%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, Barfoot volumes hold low, prices fall, building cost pressure eases, dairy payout slashed, ANZ rejected, swaps and NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, Barfoot volumes hold low, prices fall, building cost pressure eases, dairy payout slashed, ANZ rejected, swaps and NZD stable, & more

Fonterra cuts its new season payout forecast sharply, down -$1/kgMS from a midpoint of $8.00/kgMS to $7.00/kg/MS

Fonterra cuts its new season payout forecast sharply, down -$1/kgMS from a midpoint of $8.00/kgMS to $7.00/kg/MS

Eyes on US labour market; US services in modest expansion; ditto China; Indian expansion strong; global container freight rates jump sharply; UST 10yr 4.20%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 60.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

Eyes on US labour market; US services in modest expansion; ditto China; Indian expansion strong; global container freight rates jump sharply; UST 10yr 4.20%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 60.8 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; commodity prices under pressure, businesses seek for loans, NZGBs still popular, swaps firm, NZD weak, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; commodity prices under pressure, businesses seek for loans, NZGBs still popular, swaps firm, NZD weak, & more

US labour market indications upbeat; US vehicle sales rise but mortgage applications fall; Fitch downgrades the US; China releases more support measures; UST 10yr 4.07%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

US labour market indications upbeat; US vehicle sales rise but mortgage applications fall; Fitch downgrades the US; China releases more support measures; UST 10yr 4.07%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.9 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ raises floating mortgage rate, employment rises sharply, car sales drop, dairy prices drop, retail sales still tough, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ raises floating mortgage rate, employment rises sharply, car sales drop, dairy prices drop, retail sales still tough, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more

BNZ raises its floating mortgage rate in an out-of-cycle shift, as wholesale rates track marginally higher even though the RBNZ hasn't shifted the OCR

BNZ raises its floating mortgage rate in an out-of-cycle shift, as wholesale rates track marginally higher even though the RBNZ hasn't shifted the OCR

Dairy prices drop; US factory PMIs contract; China's factories contract; RBA leaves rate unchanged; eyes on NZ jobless rate; UST 10yr 4.05%; gold down and oil stable; NZ$1 = 61.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8

Dairy prices drop; US factory PMIs contract; China's factories contract; RBA leaves rate unchanged; eyes on NZ jobless rate; UST 10yr 4.05%; gold down and oil stable; NZ$1 = 61.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8