David Chaston

4 days ago | interest.co.nz | David Chaston |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

Here's our summary of key economic events over the weekend that affect New Zealand, with news with claims of "substantial progress" and "a deal we struck" by the Americans in their Geneva talks with China, but no indications of anything from the Chinese. Bluster from the White House doesn't count for much these days. But first in the coming week, US attention will shift to Wednesday's CPI data for April although no real surprises are anticipated.

6 days ago | interest.co.nz | David Chaston |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news all eyes are now on the expected meeting between senior Chinese and American officials who are looking for an off-ramp from the silly trade and tariff-war hostilities. Meanwhile in the US, that foreigners are avoiding travel there has been confirmed by new data that shows an historic drop in inbound travel spending.

6 days ago | interest.co.nz | David Chaston |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

Economy / news A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; a TD rate rise, retail impulse weak, high milk payouts to extend, we may win some trade war gains, swaps stable, NZD weaker, & more 9th May 25, 3:59pm by Here are the key things you need to know before you leave work today (or if you work from home, before you shutdown your laptop). MORTGAGE RATE CHANGES No changes to report today. All rates are here. TERM DEPOSIT/SAVINGS RATE CHANGES Nelson Building Society...

1 week ago | interest.co.nz | David Chaston |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news the US Fed looks more trapped in policy choices than it has for a long time. But first up today, a US-UK trade deal was announced to great fanfare. But in fact it isn't much. Rather it is a small set of carve-outs from the previous base case: Car tariffs on British-made cars would come in at 10% rather than 27.5%, steel tariffs would go to zero and the threat of future pharmaceutical tariffs would recede.

1 week ago | interest.co.nz | David Chaston |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

Economy / news A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; longer fixed terms in favour, residential build costs ease, online retail positive, ANZ profit 'jumps', Crown accounts worse, swaps stable, NZD slightly lower, & more 8th May 25, 3:59pm by Here are the key things you need to know before you leave work today (or if you work from home, before you shutdown your laptop). MORTGAGE RATE CHANGES First Credit Union cut their one and two year fixed rates today. All...