David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no fixed rate mortgage changes, slightly smaller households, trucks busy, pyramid scam alert, China in deflation, swaps waver, NZD jumps, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no fixed rate mortgage changes, slightly smaller households, trucks busy, pyramid scam alert, China in deflation, swaps waver, NZD jumps, & more

Trump makes tariff u-turn for most; equities rise on emotional reaction; China retaliates and Trump can't help himself; bond yields zoom higher; UST 10yr at 4.40%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 56.2 USc; TWI = 65.8

Trump makes tariff u-turn for most; equities rise on emotional reaction; China retaliates and Trump can't help himself; bond yields zoom higher; UST 10yr at 4.40%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 56.2 USc; TWI = 65.8

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; banks react to OCR cut, housing overstock grows, construction inflation vanishes, Govt to force more diesel resilience, swaps lower, NZD very low, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; banks react to OCR cut, housing overstock grows, construction inflation vanishes, Govt to force more diesel resilience, swaps lower, NZD very low, & more

Although most rate changes focused on home loan floating and savings account rates, there was a first trimming of term deposit rates by SBS Bank. They won't be the last

Although most rate changes focused on home loan floating and savings account rates, there was a first trimming of term deposit rates by SBS Bank. They won't be the last

Banks quick out of the blocks with cuts to floating home loan rates - and they are also cutting savings account rates

Banks quick out of the blocks with cuts to floating home loan rates - and they are also cutting savings account rates

Wall Street titans turn on Trump; US sentiment falls as prices rise; iron ore price drops; China resists US pressure; Australian sentiment retreats; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 55.5 USc; TWI = 65.6

Wall Street titans turn on Trump; US sentiment falls as prices rise; iron ore price drops; China resists US pressure; Australian sentiment retreats; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 55.5 USc; TWI = 65.6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; rates market awaits the RBNZ, economic recovery subdued, QV sees housing values becalmed, Hawkesby gets a 6 month term, swaps hold, NZD little-changed, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; rates market awaits the RBNZ, economic recovery subdued, QV sees housing values becalmed, Hawkesby gets a 6 month term, swaps hold, NZD little-changed, & more

Wall Street opens with whipsaw trade; EU mulls retaliation still, and faces an "urgent problem"; Australia faces "significant economic uncertainty"; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold and oil fall further; NZ$1 = 55.5 USc; TWI = 65.5

Wall Street opens with whipsaw trade; EU mulls retaliation still, and faces an "urgent problem"; Australia faces "significant economic uncertainty"; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold and oil fall further; NZ$1 = 55.5 USc; TWI = 65.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank joins the others at 4.99%, IRD intensifies it audit activity, more dwellings for renters; markets fall further, swaps drop, NZD weak, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Kiwibank joins the others at 4.99%, IRD intensifies it audit activity, more dwellings for renters; markets fall further, swaps drop, NZD weak, & more

Punch and counterpunch as tariff battle sets up a slow attritional decline; Powell sees stagflation; commodity prices dive with equities, bonds and currencies; UST 10yr at 4.00%; gold and oil stay down; NZ$1 = 55.9 USc; TWI = 65.8

Punch and counterpunch as tariff battle sets up a slow attritional decline; Powell sees stagflation; commodity prices dive with equities, bonds and currencies; UST 10yr at 4.00%; gold and oil stay down; NZ$1 = 55.9 USc; TWI = 65.8

China retaliates, compounding the US tariff mistake; reactions are fierce everywhere; the world faces severe stagflation and markets are pricing that in; UST 10yr at 3.99%; gold and oil drop hard; NZ$1 = 55.6 USc; TWI = 65.6

China retaliates, compounding the US tariff mistake; reactions are fierce everywhere; the world faces severe stagflation and markets are pricing that in; UST 10yr at 3.99%; gold and oil drop hard; NZ$1 = 55.6 USc; TWI = 65.6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; buckle in as financial markets react to an Orange Swan (or goose?), swaps fall hard, NZD rises, housing completions rise in Auckland, IAG in court, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; buckle in as financial markets react to an Orange Swan (or goose?), swaps fall hard, NZD rises, housing completions rise in Auckland, IAG in court, & more

Financial markets dump on Trump's tariffs; Canada retaliates; US jobs data wavers; China services rise; Aussie job vacancies fall; UST 10yr at 4.04%; gold and drop; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI = 67

Financial markets dump on Trump's tariffs; Canada retaliates; US jobs data wavers; China services rise; Aussie job vacancies fall; UST 10yr at 4.04%; gold and drop; NZ$1 = 58.1 USc; TWI = 67

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; markets hold their breath, early movers show fear, tax take eases, retail weak, 2degrees fined, commodity prices hold, swaps fall, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; markets hold their breath, early movers show fear, tax take eases, retail weak, 2degrees fined, commodity prices hold, swaps fall, NZD firms, & more

Ahead of tariffs & retaliation, US vehicle sales surge; other US data volatile; India PMI rises; ASEAN PMIs retail optimism; UST 10yr at 4.21%; gold rises and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.3 USc; TWI = 66.8

Ahead of tariffs & retaliation, US vehicle sales surge; other US data volatile; India PMI rises; ASEAN PMIs retail optimism; UST 10yr at 4.21%; gold rises and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.3 USc; TWI = 66.8

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; a test rate moves down, Barfoots says market is turning up, dairy prices hold, building consents fall, markets await American tariff changes; swaps hold, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; a test rate moves down, Barfoots says market is turning up, dairy prices hold, building consents fall, markets await American tariff changes; swaps hold, NZD firms, & more

Dairy prices hold better than expected; US data soft, mood darkens; China PMIs rise; Aussie retail weak; RBA holds; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold dips slightly and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 56.9 USc; TWI = 66.5

Dairy prices hold better than expected; US data soft, mood darkens; China PMIs rise; Aussie retail weak; RBA holds; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold dips slightly and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 56.9 USc; TWI = 66.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Kiwibank & ANZ make retail rate changes, 'mountain' of houses for sale, a shift back to longer home loan fixed rates, new car sales weak, swaps hold, NZD drops, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Kiwibank & ANZ make retail rate changes, 'mountain' of houses for sale, a shift back to longer home loan fixed rates, new car sales weak, swaps hold, NZD drops, & more

Expected tariff moves pressure everyone; Canada seeks an internal solution; India faces destabilising heat; Australia faces Chinese pressures; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold at new record high and oil up; NZ$1 = 56.7 USc; TWI = 66.3

Expected tariff moves pressure everyone; Canada seeks an internal solution; India faces destabilising heat; Australia faces Chinese pressures; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold at new record high and oil up; NZ$1 = 56.7 USc; TWI = 66.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; new loan option for seniors, another power price spike, AIA shamed, RBNZ to have capital rules reviewed, ASB rated 'positive', swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; new loan option for seniors, another power price spike, AIA shamed, RBNZ to have capital rules reviewed, ASB rated 'positive', swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

Eyes on Wall Street; US data reveals consumer fears; Canada faces shrinkage; China punishes rumormongers; commodities under pressure; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold up and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI = 66.7

Eyes on Wall Street; US data reveals consumer fears; Canada faces shrinkage; China punishes rumormongers; commodities under pressure; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold up and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI = 66.7

The home loan market is busy, very busy, as the short-term rollover activity rises. More borrowers are changing banks. But market growth is modest and banks themselves are holding their market share. Churn isn't moving the needle for borrowers

The home loan market is busy, very busy, as the short-term rollover activity rises. More borrowers are changing banks. But market growth is modest and banks themselves are holding their market share. Churn isn't moving the needle for borrowers

Wall Street retreats sharply as US data worse than expected; Canadian growth evaporates; Aussie sledge-a-thon starts; key investors cashing up; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold up and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI = 66.7

Wall Street retreats sharply as US data worse than expected; Canadian growth evaporates; Aussie sledge-a-thon starts; key investors cashing up; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold up and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI = 66.7

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; little retail rate activity, FHBs restrained, consumers don't see recovery, neither does labour market, NZ mapped in 3D, gold at record high, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; little retail rate activity, FHBs restrained, consumers don't see recovery, neither does labour market, NZ mapped in 3D, gold at record high, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

Investors mark down companies supposed to be winners from the new US tariff actions; China profits dip; Aussie borrowing to surge; eyes on AU Federal election date; UST 10yr at 4.36%; gold up and oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI = 66.9

Investors mark down companies supposed to be winners from the new US tariff actions; China profits dip; Aussie borrowing to surge; eyes on AU Federal election date; UST 10yr at 4.36%; gold up and oil eases; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI = 66.9