David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation hits farmers hardest, population skewing older, border relief on the way, swaps lower again, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; inflation hits farmers hardest, population skewing older, border relief on the way, swaps lower again, NZD holds, & more

Lackluster American data with retail sales going off the boil; China's house prices fall; Japan's machinery orders dip; Aussie retail strong; UST 10yr 3.72%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

Lackluster American data with retail sales going off the boil; China's house prices fall; Japan's machinery orders dip; Aussie retail strong; UST 10yr 3.72%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 61.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ offers 4% for 6 months, borrowers lower their gearing, dairy prices rise, audit quality improves, swaps slip, NZD rises, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ offers 4% for 6 months, borrowers lower their gearing, dairy prices rise, audit quality improves, swaps slip, NZD rises, & more

Rising NZD hurts positive dairy auction; US price rises ease; US consumer debt rises; Chinese data weak; Xi's meetings positive; EU sentiment improves; UST 10yr 3.84%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 61.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

Rising NZD hurts positive dairy auction; US price rises ease; US consumer debt rises; Chinese data weak; Xi's meetings positive; EU sentiment improves; UST 10yr 3.84%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 61.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing market stays weak, visitor arrivals up but still weak, bonds in hot demand, inflation perceptions high at the margins, swaps and NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; housing market stays weak, visitor arrivals up but still weak, bonds in hot demand, inflation perceptions high at the margins, swaps and NZD stable, & more

IMF downbeat; US inflation expectations rise; China's property rescue official; South Korea has liquidity crisis; India inflation eases; Aussie floods extreme; UST 10yr 3.87%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 70

IMF downbeat; US inflation expectations rise; China's property rescue official; South Korea has liquidity crisis; India inflation eases; Aussie floods extreme; UST 10yr 3.87%; gold and oil soft; NZ$1 = 61 USc; TWI-5 = 70

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; some minor retail rate changes, service sector healthy, much fundraising, FLP pecked at again, swaps up, NZ holds high, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; some minor retail rate changes, service sector healthy, much fundraising, FLP pecked at again, swaps up, NZ holds high, & more

US data mixed; eyes on weakening labour markets; China's Singles Day results opaque; India data mixed; ASEAN meetings deepen distrust; UST 10yr 3.81%; gold up and oil firm; NZ$1 = 61.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70

US data mixed; eyes on weakening labour markets; China's Singles Day results opaque; India data mixed; ASEAN meetings deepen distrust; UST 10yr 3.81%; gold up and oil firm; NZ$1 = 61.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70

Do banks really make too much profit? And what would we gain if they made less? What would we lose?

Do banks really make too much profit? And what would we gain if they made less? What would we lose?

American sentiment slips; US budget deficit halves; FTX goes bust; Chinese youth jobless leaps; Europe faces recession; Australia fingers Russia for hacks; UST 10yr 3.81%; gold up and oil stable; NZ$1 = 61.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70

American sentiment slips; US budget deficit halves; FTX goes bust; Chinese youth jobless leaps; Europe faces recession; Australia fingers Russia for hacks; UST 10yr 3.81%; gold up and oil stable; NZ$1 = 61.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; 5% TD offers come from more banks, PMI contracts, rents rise fast, carbon price hits record, swaps sink, NZD rises, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; 5% TD offers come from more banks, PMI contracts, rents rise fast, carbon price hits record, swaps sink, NZD rises, & more

US inflation slows more than expected; US jobless claims rise; China new loan growth slumps; Xi & Biden to meet; Aussie inflation expectations rise; UST 10yr 3.84%; gold up and oil stable; NZ$1 = 60 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

US inflation slows more than expected; US jobless claims rise; China new loan growth slumps; Xi & Biden to meet; Aussie inflation expectations rise; UST 10yr 3.84%; gold up and oil stable; NZ$1 = 60 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; warehouse construction aggressive, concrete pour up, NZGBs popular, EQC supported, swaps fall, NZD retreats, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; warehouse construction aggressive, concrete pour up, NZGBs popular, EQC supported, swaps fall, NZD retreats, & more

Eyes on bitcoin and US CPI; American wholesale inventories top out; Canada struggles for Chinese election interference; China CPI eases, China PPI falls; UST 10yr 4.17%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

Eyes on bitcoin and US CPI; American wholesale inventories top out; Canada struggles for Chinese election interference; China CPI eases, China PPI falls; UST 10yr 4.17%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; retail sales stay strong, house values fall faster, threat to regulate fuel prices, ASB swamped in bond acceptances, swaps slip, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; retail sales stay strong, house values fall faster, threat to regulate fuel prices, ASB swamped in bond acceptances, swaps slip, NZD stable, & more

Distorted fantasies seduce Americans; Party rules wipe out Chinese objectivity; EU retail sales solid; Australian sentiment slips; UST 10yr 4.14%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 60 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9

Distorted fantasies seduce Americans; Party rules wipe out Chinese objectivity; EU retail sales solid; Australian sentiment slips; UST 10yr 4.14%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 60 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; some retail rate changes, Orr reappointed, inflation expectations up, supply chain issues probed, NEVs surge, swaps rise, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; some retail rate changes, Orr reappointed, inflation expectations up, supply chain issues probed, NEVs surge, swaps rise, NZD firm, & more

China's exports fall; Apple warns on delayed shipments; lockdown rumours seduce investors; air cargo market repairs; UST 10yr 4.21%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

China's exports fall; Apple warns on delayed shipments; lockdown rumours seduce investors; air cargo market repairs; UST 10yr 4.21%; gold down and oil up; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; job ads stay high, supermarket cost pressure stays high, Westpac profits high, swaps and NZD little-changed, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; job ads stay high, supermarket cost pressure stays high, Westpac profits high, swaps and NZD little-changed, & more

US Fed fears inflation & shadow banks; US jobs expand fast; Canadian jobs expand fast; China sticks with zero-Covid; RBA fears real wage fall; UST 10yr 4.16%; gold up and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 59.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7

US Fed fears inflation & shadow banks; US jobs expand fast; Canadian jobs expand fast; China sticks with zero-Covid; RBA fears real wage fall; UST 10yr 4.16%; gold up and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 59.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7

US payrolls rise much more than expected; Canadian payrolls swell too; Japanese service sector expands; Aussie rent crisis worries RBA; UST 10yr 4.16%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6

US payrolls rise much more than expected; Canadian payrolls swell too; Japanese service sector expands; Aussie rent crisis worries RBA; UST 10yr 4.16%; gold and oil up; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; only minor retail rate changes, Fonterra settles class action, OpenPay cops AML warning, agents glum, NZ brand value rises, swaps firm, NZD unchanged

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; only minor retail rate changes, Fonterra settles class action, OpenPay cops AML warning, agents glum, NZ brand value rises, swaps firm, NZD unchanged

US service sector expansion slows; US factory orders rise; Canadian building consents dive; Indian expansion grows; freight rates slip again; UST 10yr 4.13%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.7 USc; TWI-5 = 68.8

US service sector expansion slows; US factory orders rise; Canadian building consents dive; Indian expansion grows; freight rates slip again; UST 10yr 4.13%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 57.7 USc; TWI-5 = 68.8

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Kiwibank among those changing rates, commodity prices fall, a2 Milk wins in the US, NZGB yields slip, swap rates rise, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Kiwibank among those changing rates, commodity prices fall, a2 Milk wins in the US, NZGB yields slip, swap rates rise, NZD firm, & more

Fed hikes +75 bps but suggests lesser rises to come; US jobs market stays resilient; German jobs market resilient too; Aussie housing consents fall; China's iron ore demand weak; UST 10yr 4.0%; gold up and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

Fed hikes +75 bps but suggests lesser rises to come; US jobs market stays resilient; German jobs market resilient too; Aussie housing consents fall; China's iron ore demand weak; UST 10yr 4.0%; gold up and oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5