David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, interest-free car loans from Westpac, are rates really high?, swaps up, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, interest-free car loans from Westpac, are rates really high?, swaps up, NZD holds, & more

US funding benchmarks rise to 16yr highs; China trims one benchmark rate to all-time low; China property risks a national threat; Aussie insurance profits rise; UST 10yr 4.34%; gold firm and oil dips; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI-5 = 68.3

US funding benchmarks rise to 16yr highs; China trims one benchmark rate to all-time low; China property risks a national threat; Aussie insurance profits rise; UST 10yr 4.34%; gold firm and oil dips; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI-5 = 68.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB raises fixed home loan rates, affordability for FHBs worsens, more big bond issues coming, bigger trade deficit, swaps up, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB raises fixed home loan rates, affordability for FHBs worsens, more big bond issues coming, bigger trade deficit, swaps up, NZD stable, & more

ASB heeds their owner's boss, raising home loan rates in unseasonal drive to protect profits. But SBS Bank strikes with a very competitive sub-6% three year rate

ASB heeds their owner's boss, raising home loan rates in unseasonal drive to protect profits. But SBS Bank strikes with a very competitive sub-6% three year rate

Investors in China pull back; Fitch watching closely; some China carmakers report growing losses; Japan CPI stays elevated; Canadian PPI in focus; Aussie investment pipeline swells; UST 10yr 4.25%; gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

Investors in China pull back; Fitch watching closely; some China carmakers report growing losses; Japan CPI stays elevated; Canadian PPI in focus; Aussie investment pipeline swells; UST 10yr 4.25%; gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

Canadian PPI turns back up; Japan CPI stays high; China FDI slumps; Aussie construction pipeline at record high; ATO battles TikTok GST fraud; UST 10yr 4.25%; gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

Canadian PPI turns back up; Japan CPI stays high; China FDI slumps; Aussie construction pipeline at record high; ATO battles TikTok GST fraud; UST 10yr 4.25%; gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; house vendors accept lower offers, Fonterra cuts again, tractor sales low, farms to be in ETS, swaps firmish, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; house vendors accept lower offers, Fonterra cuts again, tractor sales low, farms to be in ETS, swaps firmish, NZD holds, & more

Just two weeks after Fonterra cut its new season payout forecast by -$1, it has trimmed another -25c in a further move down after yet another sharp drop in dairy prices at auction

Just two weeks after Fonterra cut its new season payout forecast by -$1, it has trimmed another -25c in a further move down after yet another sharp drop in dairy prices at auction

US data positive; Japanese exports slip on China trade; eyes on Japanese CPI; China rushes to defend the yuan; Aussie labour market slips; UST 10yr 4.31%; gold lower and oil firms; NZ$1 = 59.3 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

US data positive; Japanese exports slip on China trade; eyes on Japanese CPI; China rushes to defend the yuan; Aussie labour market slips; UST 10yr 4.31%; gold lower and oil firms; NZ$1 = 59.3 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; workers rush in, wealth shrinks, PPI rise tame except on farms, no debt stress, election and NZX50 updates, swaps up, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; workers rush in, wealth shrinks, PPI rise tame except on farms, no debt stress, election and NZX50 updates, swaps up, NZD down, & more

US data positive; US Fed sees more tightening but it's not unanimous; China economic stresses rise; EU doing better; UST 10yr 4.27%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

US data positive; US Fed sees more tightening but it's not unanimous; China economic stresses rise; EU doing better; UST 10yr 4.27%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; sharp dairy prices falls, RBNZ leaves OCR unchanged, real estate sector heads 'south', swaps unchanged, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; sharp dairy prices falls, RBNZ leaves OCR unchanged, real estate sector heads 'south', swaps unchanged, NZD firms, & more

Dairy prices fall hard; US data more positive; Canada inflation at 3.3%; Japan shines; China's funk deepens; German sentiment better; RBA warns on labour market; UST 10yr 4.22%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.6 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6

Dairy prices fall hard; US data more positive; Canada inflation at 3.3%; Japan shines; China's funk deepens; German sentiment better; RBA warns on labour market; UST 10yr 4.22%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 59.6 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6

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