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Headliner NZX Market Report 22.7.26
Equity markets climbed high today despite new tensions in the Middle East forcing the price of Brent crude oil above US$90/bbl. The New Zealand market tucked in behind a bullish session on Wall Street to record a 107 point rise by the S&P NZX50 Gross Index at...
Mixed trading by KMD Brands
KMD Brand updated the market on trading performance for FY26 and progress against the Next Level strategy. Group sales in FY26 expected to be in the range of $1,040m to $1,044m (up +5% at midpoint on FY25). Direct-to-consumer same store sales (including online) year...
Headliner ASX Market Report 21.7.26
Concerns that fuel prices may move higher than they have in recent days helped to check enthusiasm on NZX today. Another negative factor was the annualised CPI rate of 4,1% following a blip upwards. Fuel prices are a significant driver but other costs such as in...
Santana’s Kim Bunting retires from board
21.7.26 Santana Minerals Ltd advised the retirement of Kim Bunting as a Non-Executive Director of the Company and its subsidiaries effective today. He has been a long-term Director of Santana and its wholly owned subsidiary, Matakanui Gold Ltd (NZ) for many years and...
CPI pushes up inflation rate
21.7.26 Consumer prices rose 1.5% in the June quarter, taking the annual inflation rate rise to 4.1%. The result was in line with Westpac’s forecast but slightly above the RBNZ's July assumption for 3.9% annual inflation. “However, much of that surprise is likely...
Mixed market session on Wall St
21.7.26 Gold prices remain close to multi-month lows and stabilized to some extent amid a steady dollar and bond yields. ON markets overnight, gold eased slightly to US$4,012.40 an oz (NZ$6,917/oz). “However, the metal continues to face downside risks as ongoing...
Gold sits tight close to threshold
21.7.26 Gold prices remain close to multi-month lows and stabilized to some extent amid a steady dollar and bond yields. ON markets overnight, gold eased slightly to US$4,012.40 an oz (NZ$6,917/oz). “However, the metal continues to face downside risks as ongoing...
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Surprise funding for Golden Bay Cement
20.7.26 The Government has made a dramatic move to ensure domestic supply of cement by granting Golden Bay Cement up to $60m to support the continued operation of the Fletcher Building subsidiary’s Northland operations. The move is described as “a specific, one-time...
Headliner NZX Market Report 20.7.26
The deteriorating position in the Persian Gulf War has sent oil markets soaring and equity markets plunging over the weekend and the pattern was repeated today. Iran has widened its attacks on US bases in the Middle East and the US has intensified...
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Headliner NZX Market Report 22.7.26
Equity markets climbed high today despite new tensions in the Middle East forcing the price of...
Headliner ASX Market Report 21.7.26
Concerns that fuel prices may move higher than they have in recent days helped to check enthusiasm...
Headliner NZX Market Report 20.7.26
The deteriorating position in the Persian Gulf War has sent oil markets soaring and...
Headliner NZX Market Report 16.7.26
The NZ sharemarket had a fairly subdued day as concerns about any inflation impacts from...
Headliner NZX Market Report 15.7.26
Against the background of rising fuel prices – as the tension in the Persian Gulf tightened up oil...
Headliner NZX Market Report 14.7.26
The spotlight was back on the deteriorating situation in the Persian Gulf, after an unexpected...
Overseas Sharemarkets
Mixed market session on Wall St
21.7.26 Gold prices remain close to multi-month lows and stabilized to some extent amid a steady...
US equity markets move upwards
15.7.26 American financial markets exhaled outwards overnight in a softer inflation report and a...
Trump declares ceasefire deal done
Monday 15.6.26 News from Washington DC that the outline of a peace agreement between the US and...
CPI pushes up inflation rate
21.7.26 Consumer prices rose 1.5% in the June quarter, taking the annual inflation rate rise to...
Reserve Bank moves off ultra-low OCR
8.7.26 The Reserve Bank lifted the Official Cash Rate (OCR) 25bp to 2.50% today. The the decision...
Earlier resumption of upturn
6.7.26 It has been an uncertain time – and still is – but extremely high oil prices now look to be...
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...
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