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Beef and lamb prices driven by supply
27.6.26 Beef prices are rising again at the farmgate, after the briefest of seasonal lulls and retail prices have been making local headlines. Prices should be seasonally weak right now as processing volumes peak, but they aren’t., noted ANZ agri economist Matt Dilly...
IEA projects swings in oil demand / supply
27.6.26 Global oil demand is projected to decline by 1.1 mb/d (million barrels per day) in 2026, according to the International Energy Agency. The drop is expected to reflect elevated prices and significant disruptions to fuel availability, particularly during the...
MARKETWEEK: Inflationary threat likely to recede
MARKETWEEK: Inflationary threat likely to recede Warren Head If equity markets are impacted by rising interest rates then the fresh view developing is that interest rates have potentially levelled off for now and no longer threaten a possible equity rally in...
Headliner NZX Market Report 26.6.26
Sharemarkets have been either falling or idling at the end of the week. The NZX560 managed a slight 2 points gain today at 13,495.24 largely based by heavyweights stocks making advance. In the US overnight the Dow Jones gained 71.22 points at 51,920 but the Nasdaq...
Headliner NZX Market Report 24.6.26
The technology stock sell-off continued in the United States overnight as investors shy off the massive capital expenditure numbers that will need to be financed by capital markets. SpaceX surprised by turning to the bond market to raise UZS$20bn for A>I>...
Solid platform for rental growth
23.6.26 With the majority of the portfolio income subject to fixed or CPI‑based rent reviews, Kiwi Property has a solid platform for future rental growth, shareholders were told at today’s ASM “As a business, our goal is to deliver sustainable earnings growth and we...
Headliner NZX Market Report 23.6.26
There was some uncertainty around the national sharemarjet today as political polls continued to show minority parties gleaning support off the major centrist parties. The NZX50 dropped 10.28 at 13,435.77 and in Australia the All Ords fell 42 to 8988.30. In the...
Headliner NZX Market report 22.6.26
The rigours of seeking a ceasefire across two separate ware theatres tested the patience of the US government through the weekend and ultimately spilled onto the equity markets. In NZ, the NZX reflected the distant tensions and local political risk. The NZX50 dropped...
MARKETWEEK: Lower oil prices stimulus for markets
// Warren Head Global financial markets haven fallen so far off peaks earlier this year that it will take some time to rebuild investor confidence but assuredly there were signs of that in the NZ market this week. American...
Headliner NZX Market Report 19.6.26
The NZ sharemarket had a solid day of trading to close out the week, with gainers and decliners in fairly close balance – resulting in the NZX50’s rally being curtailed at 132 points at 13,495.63 The ASX All Ords index fell 79.50 to 9047.30. US markets bounced...
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Headliner NZX Market Report 26.6.26
Sharemarkets have been either falling or idling at the end of the week. The NZX560 managed a...
Headliner NZX Market Report 24.6.26
The technology stock sell-off continued in the United States overnight as investors shy off the...
Headliner NZX Market Report 23.6.26
There was some uncertainty around the national sharemarjet today as political polls...
Headliner NZX Market report 22.6.26
The rigours of seeking a ceasefire across two separate ware theatres tested the patience of the US...
Headliner NZX Market Report 19.6.26
The NZ sharemarket had a solid day of trading to close out the week, with gainers and...
Headliner NZX Market Report 18.6.26
The news that the US and Iran had agreed on the content and tone of an agreement to extend...
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Trump declares ceasefire deal done
Monday 15.6.26 News from Washington DC that the outline of a peace agreement between the US and...
US stocks at record levels
28.4.26 Oil prices continue to climb, with Brent crude nearing USD110 per barrel, as the Strait of...
NZX Headliner Market Report 23.4.26
The geopolitical situation hung over several markets today including that of New Zealand....
Beef and lamb prices driven by supply
27.6.26 Beef prices are rising again at the farmgate, after the briefest of seasonal lulls and...
GDP growth in economy in 3Q26
19.6.26 GDP figures confirm the economy had real momentum at the beginning of this year, Finance...
Confidence bumpy – help on the way
17.6.26 Consumer confidence fell sharply over the past few months as the impacts from the war in...
ANZ Bank downgrades their CPI forecast
The Selected Price Indexes (SPI) for May came in broadly as expected, reinforcing the downside...
Westpac eases inflation forecast
With softened conditions in some parts of the economy during the current June quarter, Westpac NZ...
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