David Chaston

Carbon down; commodity prices up; food prices hit record; US data good; China property crisis rolls on; Russia wreck; Australia to join nuclear club; UST 10yr 1.72%; oil and gold up sharply; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6

Carbon down; commodity prices up; food prices hit record; US data good; China property crisis rolls on; Russia wreck; Australia to join nuclear club; UST 10yr 1.72%; oil and gold up sharply; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6

War messes up everything; food prices hit record high; US jobs gains impressive; Hino admits fake data; China scrambles on economy; carbon price slumps; UST 10yr 1.72%; oil and gold up sharply; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6

War messes up everything; food prices hit record high; US jobs gains impressive; Hino admits fake data; China scrambles on economy; carbon price slumps; UST 10yr 1.72%; oil and gold up sharply; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; many retail rate increases, consumer sentiment dives, nuclear risk jumps in Ukraine, aluminium price leaps, swaps volatile, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; many retail rate increases, consumer sentiment dives, nuclear risk jumps in Ukraine, aluminium price leaps, swaps volatile, NZD firm, & more

US jobless claims fall again; US service sector still expanding above trend; China meets to set goals; Taiwan suffers blackout; Aussie trade booming; UST 10yr 1.85%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8

US jobless claims fall again; US service sector still expanding above trend; China meets to set goals; Taiwan suffers blackout; Aussie trade booming; UST 10yr 1.85%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Auckland real estate market cools, new car sales fall, tax take rises, commodity prices up, swaps up, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Auckland real estate market cools, new car sales fall, tax take rises, commodity prices up, swaps up, NZD stable, & more

Powell targets a +25 bps rise; US payrolls expand; Canada raises by +25 bps; China aims for CPTPP standards; commodity prices zoom; UST 10yr 1.84%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.7 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6

Powell targets a +25 bps rise; US payrolls expand; Canada raises by +25 bps; China aims for CPTPP standards; commodity prices zoom; UST 10yr 1.84%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.7 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; pause in rate rises, dairy prices jump, house prices top out, building consents rise, services trade goes backwards, swaps slip, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; pause in rate rises, dairy prices jump, house prices top out, building consents rise, services trade goes backwards, swaps slip, NZD holds, & more

Dairy prices rise to record highs; Ukraine war gets more brutal; US PMI data improves; China warns on 'challenges'; RBA sits pat; UST 10yr 1.71%; oil and gold up sharply; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

Dairy prices rise to record highs; Ukraine war gets more brutal; US PMI data improves; China warns on 'challenges'; RBA sits pat; UST 10yr 1.71%; oil and gold up sharply; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

Westpac is the next major to raise fixed mortgage rates, taking them to mid-pack. They also raised most term deposit rates by about the same amount. But wholesale echoes grow louder from eastern Europe

Westpac is the next major to raise fixed mortgage rates, taking them to mid-pack. They also raised most term deposit rates by about the same amount. But wholesale echoes grow louder from eastern Europe

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Westpac & others change rates, emigration likely, more corporate bond issuance, good dairy auction expected, swaps slip, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Westpac & others change rates, emigration likely, more corporate bond issuance, good dairy auction expected, swaps slip, NZD up, & more

Russia paying heavy economic price for Ukraine adventure; IPCC says climate battles being lost; US imports rise fast; India loses momentum; UST 10yr 1.87%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.7 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

Russia paying heavy economic price for Ukraine adventure; IPCC says climate battles being lost; US imports rise fast; India loses momentum; UST 10yr 1.87%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.7 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

New free trade deal with the UK comes as our exports to them languish, our imports from them grow, and their services drain on our balance of payments builds. It's a deal very like one the Aussies already have

New free trade deal with the UK comes as our exports to them languish, our imports from them grow, and their services drain on our balance of payments builds. It's a deal very like one the Aussies already have

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; many rate increases, business confidence clobbered, mortgage debt rise slows, milk production down, swaps slip, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; many rate increases, business confidence clobbered, mortgage debt rise slows, milk production down, swaps slip, NZD lower, & more

Kiwibank raises its floating mortgage rate 25 basis points, and ups its home loan fixed rates too, some to higher than its Aussie bank rivals

Kiwibank raises its floating mortgage rate 25 basis points, and ups its home loan fixed rates too, some to higher than its Aussie bank rivals

The fight for Ukraine widens; penalties against Russia grow; China distances itself; US data impressive; Australian inflation jumps; UST 10yr 1.97%; oil lower and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.1

The fight for Ukraine widens; penalties against Russia grow; China distances itself; US data impressive; Australian inflation jumps; UST 10yr 1.97%; oil lower and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.1

US data very positive; Russia needs this war to remain relevant in Putin's eyes, but it accelerates its demise; Singapore shudder; Aussie inflation warning; UST 10yr 1.99%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.1

US data very positive; Russia needs this war to remain relevant in Putin's eyes, but it accelerates its demise; Singapore shudder; Aussie inflation warning; UST 10yr 1.99%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 67.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more rate rises, trade deficit bigger, retail sales up, more pandemic support, mortgage lending settles, swaps up, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more rate rises, trade deficit bigger, retail sales up, more pandemic support, mortgage lending settles, swaps up, NZD up, & more

Here's a summary of changes to banks' floating mortgage rates since Wednesday's Reserve Bank 25 basis points Official Cash Rate increase

Here's a summary of changes to banks' floating mortgage rates since Wednesday's Reserve Bank 25 basis points Official Cash Rate increase

As markets are moving quickly as the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine rolls out, we update some key data changes

As markets are moving quickly as the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine rolls out, we update some key data changes

Russia's unprovoked attack transforms world economy; China and India on sidelines; US data all positive; shipping and commodity prices jump; UST 10yr 1.92%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 71.5

Russia's unprovoked attack transforms world economy; China and India on sidelines; US data all positive; shipping and commodity prices jump; UST 10yr 1.92%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.7 USc; TWI-5 = 71.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; floating rate increases from OCR hike, Fonterra raises payout forecast, incomes rose faster than inflation, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; floating rate increases from OCR hike, Fonterra raises payout forecast, incomes rose faster than inflation, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more

NZ's largest home loan lender raises its floating rates by the full 25 basis points of the RBNZ OCR hike, raises some savings rates too

NZ's largest home loan lender raises its floating rates by the full 25 basis points of the RBNZ OCR hike, raises some savings rates too

Fonterra farmers to reap more than $14 bln from milk payouts in the current season as the cooperative raises its payout guidance for a fourth consecutive time

Fonterra farmers to reap more than $14 bln from milk payouts in the current season as the cooperative raises its payout guidance for a fourth consecutive time

Markets have muted reaction to Russian invasion; US retail remains strong; global food prices rise; Aussie wages up modestly keeping RBA at bay; UST 10yr 1.98%; oil slips but gold up; NZ$1 = 67.8 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2

Markets have muted reaction to Russian invasion; US retail remains strong; global food prices rise; Aussie wages up modestly keeping RBA at bay; UST 10yr 1.98%; oil slips but gold up; NZ$1 = 67.8 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; RBNZ raised the OCR by 25 bps with hawkish tone, health insurers tout claims payouts, GHG emissions stable, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; RBNZ raised the OCR by 25 bps with hawkish tone, health insurers tout claims payouts, GHG emissions stable, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more