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...

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...

MARKETWEEK : SpaceX IPO in orbit at T 2.1

Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire Warren Head Is there a Middle East peace deal close to being clinched? The equity markets are more hopeful of that actually emerging this weekend even...

MARKETWEEK: Wall Street wobbles into weekend

6.6.26   Warren Head The gloss achieved by New Zealand equities over the summer continues to get rusty as the economy’s recovery remains stalled by events beyond domestic political control – no...

MARKETWEEK :   Large caps headline March results

    Warren Head The flow of March year half and full year company results for NZX issuers clearly shows that the national economic recovery was on track just prior to the disruption...

MARKETWEEK:   Markets wary as high stakes talks vague

Presidents Xi and Trump in Beijing 16.5.26     //                         Warren Head Major markets have taken heart that China and the United States are talking to each other even if details...

MARKETWEEK: Markets shrug off geopolitical fog

10.56.26   //                                             WARREN HEAD Wall Street markets went into record-busting overdrive last week on the smell of an oil rag – but by the weekend had run out of...

MARKETWEEK : No sign of torpor on NZ market

Dubai airport - at the core of a global aviation hub.   2.5.26                                                                            //    Warren Head    // The first few days of...

MARKETWEEK:    Markets seek a respite from the carnage

  Warren Head American stockmarkets have euphorically welcomed an apparent re-opening by Iran of the Strait of Hormuz through which 20% of the world’s oil supplies normally sail. The new state...

MARKETWEEK: Wave of exuberance hits high water

\\     Warren Head \\ Optimism over the midweek ceasefire in the Middle East war flowed into downright exuberance on Wall Street but was then overtaken by fresh uncertainty about the fragility of...

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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...

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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