David Chaston

US trade data positive; China's fx reserves fall; huge Aussie trade surplus record; China's pandemic struggle extends; UST 10yr 3.01%; gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 61.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

US trade data positive; China's fx reserves fall; huge Aussie trade surplus record; China's pandemic struggle extends; UST 10yr 3.01%; gold and oil firm; NZ$1 = 61.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, big NZGB action, ANZ preference share offer popular, swaps tick up, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, big NZGB action, ANZ preference share offer popular, swaps tick up, NZD firm, & more

US data generally upbeat; But the Fed's inflation concerns grow; Germany factory orders rise; energy cost surges give global challenge; UST 10yr 2.90%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

US data generally upbeat; But the Fed's inflation concerns grow; Germany factory orders rise; energy cost surges give global challenge; UST 10yr 2.90%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; others follow ANZ's 2yr fixed rate cut, lower dairy prices, fewer job ads, higher tax inflation, labour force growth stalls, swaps drop, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; others follow ANZ's 2yr fixed rate cut, lower dairy prices, fewer job ads, higher tax inflation, labour force growth stalls, swaps drop, NZD holds, & more

Dairy prices fall with other commodities. But US, Chinese, and Japanese data strengthens; tech under fire; more Aussie rate rising coming; UST 10yr 2.80%; gold down and oil drops hard; NZ$1 = 61.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

Dairy prices fall with other commodities. But US, Chinese, and Japanese data strengthens; tech under fire; more Aussie rate rising coming; UST 10yr 2.80%; gold down and oil drops hard; NZ$1 = 61.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; we are back after a painful outage. ANZ cuts a key rate, confidence slips, spending soft, RBA raises +50 bps, swaps up, NZD mixed, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; we are back after a painful outage. ANZ cuts a key rate, confidence slips, spending soft, RBA raises +50 bps, swaps up, NZD mixed, & more

Volatile wholesale interest rates have induced ANZ to cut its key 2 year home loan rate, now well below its main rivals, but not quite back to where where it was at the end of May. Westpac and BNZ follow, BNZ goes lower

Volatile wholesale interest rates have induced ANZ to cut its key 2 year home loan rate, now well below its main rivals, but not quite back to where where it was at the end of May. Westpac and BNZ follow, BNZ goes lower

Commodity prices move lower; China halves car tax; more additives found in Chinese milk; Turkey inflation almost +80%; Aussie building permits jump; UST 10yr 2.89%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

Commodity prices move lower; China halves car tax; more additives found in Chinese milk; Turkey inflation almost +80%; Aussie building permits jump; UST 10yr 2.89%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Barfoot's sales volumes very low, Du Val loses in court, ANZ sets pref share margin, Aussie data impresses, swap rates tumble, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; Barfoot's sales volumes very low, Du Val loses in court, ANZ sets pref share margin, Aussie data impresses, swap rates tumble, NZD holds, & more

ANZ launches 'Good Energy Home Loan' allowing home owners to top up an extra $80,000 for a range of energy saving projects - including buying an EV - at a 1% pa rate for 3 years

ANZ launches 'Good Energy Home Loan' allowing home owners to top up an extra $80,000 for a range of energy saving projects - including buying an EV - at a 1% pa rate for 3 years

Commodity prices soft; China PMIs turn from contracting; US PMIs expand but more modestly; EU inflation extreme; NSW floods serious; UST 10yr 2.89%; gold and oil stable; NZ$1 = 62.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

Commodity prices soft; China PMIs turn from contracting; US PMIs expand but more modestly; EU inflation extreme; NSW floods serious; UST 10yr 2.89%; gold and oil stable; NZ$1 = 62.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

US factory new order growth stalls; eyes on inventory levels; China PMIs expand modestly; India slaps new taxes on exporters; EU CPI jumps; UST 10yr 2.89%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

US factory new order growth stalls; eyes on inventory levels; China PMIs expand modestly; India slaps new taxes on exporters; EU CPI jumps; UST 10yr 2.89%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a 1yr 4% TD reappears, building consents high, high demand for residency, consumer confidence low, swaps retreat, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a 1yr 4% TD reappears, building consents high, high demand for residency, consumer confidence low, swaps retreat, NZD stable, & more

US consumer spending soft; Japanese factories slow down; China PMIs pick up; China to mine more coal; weak NZ-EU FTA agreed; freight rates fall; UST 10yr 2.98%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

US consumer spending soft; Japanese factories slow down; China PMIs pick up; China to mine more coal; weak NZ-EU FTA agreed; freight rates fall; UST 10yr 2.98%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; only minor retail rate changes, business confidence sags, housing market faces tough times, household savings rise, swaps soft, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; only minor retail rate changes, business confidence sags, housing market faces tough times, household savings rise, swaps soft, NZD lower, & more

Powell lays out the inflation option explicitly; Japanese retail rises; China promises yet another stimulus package; German inflation tops out; Aussie retail sales impress; UST 10yr 3.10%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 62.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

Powell lays out the inflation option explicitly; Japanese retail rises; China promises yet another stimulus package; German inflation tops out; Aussie retail sales impress; UST 10yr 3.10%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 62.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; regional confidence low, insurers scrimp on paying tax, Collin leaves DMO for ANZ, Aussie retail sales impress, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; regional confidence low, insurers scrimp on paying tax, Collin leaves DMO for ANZ, Aussie retail sales impress, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more

Growing global inventories raise economic shock concerns; US confidence slides; China frets about grain harvest; NATO expansion deal done; UST 10yr 3.20%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

Growing global inventories raise economic shock concerns; US confidence slides; China frets about grain harvest; NATO expansion deal done; UST 10yr 3.20%; 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 Tuesday; auction market withers, new mortgages lower, jobs still expanding & pay more so, healthy financial relationships toolkit, swaps rise, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; auction market withers, new mortgages lower, jobs still expanding & pay more so, healthy financial relationships toolkit, swaps rise, NZD soft, & more

American data positive; Russia defaults; Chinese profits retreat; PBoC floods cash; Aussie demographics change sharply; UST 10yr 3.20%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8

American data positive; Russia defaults; Chinese profits retreat; PBoC floods cash; Aussie demographics change sharply; UST 10yr 3.20%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; retail rate rises spread, revised class action law coming, China profits drop; swap rates drop, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; retail rate rises spread, revised class action law coming, China profits drop; swap rates drop, NZD holds, & more

More banks raise term deposit rates, some to levels matching those offered five years ago

More banks raise term deposit rates, some to levels matching those offered five years ago

Home loan interest rates are ratched up by two more banks, although there are signs wholesale funding costs have stopped rising

Home loan interest rates are ratched up by two more banks, although there are signs wholesale funding costs have stopped rising

G7 and BRICS meet to plot next moves; China's jobs market gets grim; US PMIs soften; US petrol prices top out; NZ dives in liveability survey; UST 10yr 3.14%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 63.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1

G7 and BRICS meet to plot next moves; China's jobs market gets grim; US PMIs soften; US petrol prices top out; NZ dives in liveability survey; UST 10yr 3.14%; gold and oil lower; NZ$1 = 63.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1

Bond and equity markets can't agree; US factories expanding slower; Japan inflation up; China struggles with extreme weather; container freight rates fall; UST 10yr 3.13%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 63.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1

Bond and equity markets can't agree; US factories expanding slower; Japan inflation up; China struggles with extreme weather; container freight rates fall; UST 10yr 3.13%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 63.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1