David Chaston

Chinese car industry in parlous state, but Chinese service sector expands faster; US jobs growth stays strong; commercial property faces huge risks; UST 10yr 3.41%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

Chinese car industry in parlous state, but Chinese service sector expands faster; US jobs growth stays strong; commercial property faces huge risks; UST 10yr 3.41%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

US labour market strength extends; China services sector strong; India holds rate unexpectedly; another huge Aussie trade surplus; IMF nervous; UST 10yr 3.41%; gold down and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

US labour market strength extends; China services sector strong; India holds rate unexpectedly; another huge Aussie trade surplus; IMF nervous; UST 10yr 3.41%; gold down and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; net worth down, savings rate up, commodity prices rise, farmer confidence stays low, swaps fall, NZD retreats, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; net worth down, savings rate up, commodity prices rise, farmer confidence stays low, swaps fall, NZD retreats, & more

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Global service sector expanding although less so in the US; eyes on US jobs growth; German factory orders rise; UST 10yr 3.29%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 63.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9

Global service sector expanding although less so in the US; eyes on US jobs growth; German factory orders rise; UST 10yr 3.29%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 63.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ surprises with another +50 bps, Barfoots March tough, consumers spent freely in March, swaps up, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ surprises with another +50 bps, Barfoots March tough, consumers spent freely in March, swaps up, NZD up, & more

Dairy prices drop hard; US data weak; China's job market tough; EU PPI drops sharply; RBA in a hawkish hold; air cargo volumes fall; UST 10yr 3.34%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6

Dairy prices drop hard; US data weak; China's job market tough; EU PPI drops sharply; RBA in a hawkish hold; air cargo volumes fall; UST 10yr 3.34%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; weather costs hit Crown Accounts, QSBO cools, big insurance payouts, GHG emissions fall, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; weather costs hit Crown Accounts, QSBO cools, big insurance payouts, GHG emissions fall, swaps on hold, NZD firm, & more

Strong car sales continued into March, bolstered by Government incentives, with electric car sales taking nearly half of NEV sales, and NEV sales are nearing half of all new car sales

Strong car sales continued into March, bolstered by Government incentives, with electric car sales taking nearly half of NEV sales, and NEV sales are nearing half of all new car sales

Global PMIs stay weakish; US PMIs weak with inflation fading; China can't sustain factory expansion; India rises; EU contracts, eyes on RBA; UST 10yr 3.43%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

Global PMIs stay weakish; US PMIs weak with inflation fading; China can't sustain factory expansion; India rises; EU contracts, eyes on RBA; UST 10yr 3.43%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB juices its bonus saver rate, Fonterra cuts its payout forecast, Govt likes Productivity Commission work on immigration, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; ASB juices its bonus saver rate, Fonterra cuts its payout forecast, Govt likes Productivity Commission work on immigration, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

OPEC surprises with a 1 mln barrel/day supply cut; China expands; Japan in uncertain territory; US incomes rise and inflation falls; UST 10yr 3.47%; gold down but oil prices sure to jump; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6

OPEC surprises with a 1 mln barrel/day supply cut; China expands; Japan in uncertain territory; US incomes rise and inflation falls; UST 10yr 3.47%; gold down but oil prices sure to jump; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.6

The combination of very fast rising balances (now $48.5 bln) and a fast rising OCR (now 4.75%) has turbocharged the interest payments by the RBNZ to its depositors

The combination of very fast rising balances (now $48.5 bln) and a fast rising OCR (now 4.75%) has turbocharged the interest payments by the RBNZ to its depositors

US incomes rise, inflation falls; industry still struggles; stress levels moderate; China's rebound holds questions; Japan up; EU inflation down; UST 10yr 3.48%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

US incomes rise, inflation falls; industry still struggles; stress levels moderate; China's rebound holds questions; Japan up; EU inflation down; UST 10yr 3.48%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday: consumer sentiment poor, fast-tracking green consents, households signal borrowing stress, swaps hold, NZD rises, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday: consumer sentiment poor, fast-tracking green consents, households signal borrowing stress, swaps hold, NZD rises, & more

US jobless claims rise; US Q4 GDP revised lower; German CPI lower; EU sentiment eases; Aussie job vacancies slip; fright rates slip again; UST 10yr 3.56%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

US jobless claims rise; US Q4 GDP revised lower; German CPI lower; EU sentiment eases; Aussie job vacancies slip; fright rates slip again; UST 10yr 3.56%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; building consents dive, business confidence stays low; bond offers successful, swaps up, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; building consents dive, business confidence stays low; bond offers successful, swaps up, NZD soft, & more

US housing markets rise; Singapore PPI drops; Thailand normalises; Russia struggles; Australian inflation moderates but wage-push threat rises; UST 10yr 3.56%; gold down and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

US housing markets rise; Singapore PPI drops; Thailand normalises; Russia struggles; Australian inflation moderates but wage-push threat rises; UST 10yr 3.56%; gold down and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; employment confidence still positive, labour productivity up, insurers post sharply lower profits, Aussie inflation eases, swaps up, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; employment confidence still positive, labour productivity up, insurers post sharply lower profits, Aussie inflation eases, swaps up, NZD firm, & more

US retail loses impetus; US trade deficit shrinks; US sentiment improves; Chinese construction exports recover; France raids banks; Aussie retail weak; UST 10yr 3.54%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

US retail loses impetus; US trade deficit shrinks; US sentiment improves; Chinese construction exports recover; France raids banks; Aussie retail weak; UST 10yr 3.54%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more TD rate rises, local labour market still strong, CER celebrated but trade turns against us, swaps stop falling, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; more TD rate rises, local labour market still strong, CER celebrated but trade turns against us, swaps stop falling, NZD stable, & more

The best bits of SVB sold off; CFTC sues Binance; Texas factories slow; China's factories in tough price war; World Bank sees lost decade coming; UST 10yr 3.52%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70

The best bits of SVB sold off; CFTC sues Binance; Texas factories slow; China's factories in tough price war; World Bank sees lost decade coming; UST 10yr 3.52%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 61.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; household deposit review, mortgage risk from floods, more green bonds, China starts 2023 on dour note, swaps lower, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; household deposit review, mortgage risk from floods, more green bonds, China starts 2023 on dour note, swaps lower, NZD stable, & more

Savers moved their deposits aggressively during the pandemic. Now the pandemic has passed and they remember how to do it, does that risk other more destabilising shifts out of the banking system?

Savers moved their deposits aggressively during the pandemic. Now the pandemic has passed and they remember how to do it, does that risk other more destabilising shifts out of the banking system?

ALP gets another big win in Aussie politics; Europe worried about Deutsche Bank; US data mixed but banking turmoil runs on; IMF notes global risks rising; UST 10yr 3.37%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

ALP gets another big win in Aussie politics; Europe worried about Deutsche Bank; US data mixed but banking turmoil runs on; IMF notes global risks rising; UST 10yr 3.37%; gold and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 62 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1