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Smart pace set by South Port in first quarter
28.10.26 South Port’s record performance in FY26 underpinned by the strength of the Southland economy has been followed by a strong start to FY2 Both cargo volumes and earnings increased materially in FY26, driven by higher agricultural activity, solid export demand,...
Tauranga releases Rolleston property
28.10.26 Port of Tauranga has sold its property at 5 Baltimore Drive, Rolleston, for $57 million. The sale forms part of Port of Tauranga’s capital recycling programme, which seeks to unlock value from non-core property assets and reinvest capital into strategic...
Headliner NZX Market Report 28.10.26.
The national sharemarket has had a steady session today with the NZX50 edging 11 points upwards to 13,691 on the NZX50 index. In Australia the ASX All Ords firmed 2.60 to 8971 and in the US all markets had a positive session overnight. The Dow Jones gained...
Central bank MPS sits tight on Cash Rate
28.10.26 To general surprise across the banking sector, the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted 4 - 3 to hold the Official Cash Rate at 2.75% There was widespread expectation (with a few exceptions among economists and commentators) that the OCR would...
Headliner NZ Market Report 27.10.26
The NZX market had a soft trading session today with several heavyweight stocks losing ground. The NZX50 declined 53.63 to 13,680.27 while in Australia the ASX All Ords gained 42.20 at 8968.80. In the US all equity markets had a much brighter day, the Dow Jones...
Flip Book Headliner issue on site
The October 29 issue of The Headliner is now posted to the site as a flip book accessible by subscriber password off the Home Page.
MARKETWEEK: Company updates prove encouraging
Residential construction consents soar notes Fletcher but work slow to start 24.11.26 /// Warren Head /// A flurry of annual meetings shed some light on the expectations of company leaders over the week,...
IKE on track in FY26
23.10.26 IKE (ikeGPS Group has provided an update for the six month period to 30 September 2026 that shows the business on track for an exceptional year. The exit run rate subscription revenue outlook is for >30% growth vs PCP. The full year subscription revenue...
Headliner NZX Market Report 22.10.26
The NZ sharemarket fell slightly in trading today after the September quarter CPI release. The result was a softer rate of increase than has been tipped – but may yet lead to a series of OCR increases by the central bank. The latest CPI result of 3.7% was lower...
TradeWindow secures Lactalis agreement
TradeWindow Holdings has signed a 12-month agreement with Lactalis to provide its Prodoc export documentation software across both Lactalis' Australian and New Zealand export operations. Lactalis, one of the world’s largest dairy groups, acquired Fonterra's global...
Market Trends
Headliner NZX Market Report 28.10.26.
The national sharemarket has had a steady session today with the NZX50 edging 11 points...
Headliner NZ Market Report 27.10.26
The NZX market had a soft trading session today with several heavyweight stocks losing...
Headliner NZX Market Report 22.10.26
The NZ sharemarket fell slightly in trading today after the September quarter CPI release....
Headliner NZX Market Report 21.10.26
The NZ sharemarket had a bright session today with annual meetings held by Skellerup and...
Headliner NZX Market Report 20.10.26
The NZ sharemarkets closed slightly lower this evening, after leading Aussie bank stocks had a...
Headliner NZX Market Report 16.10.26
The NZ sharemarket had a busy close to the week’s trading with volume of 48.63 million...
Overseas Sharemarkets
Headliner NZX Market report 21.8.26
The big question this evening is whether the NZX market will feel the pressure up front on Monday...
Headliner NZX Market Report 4.8.26
With US President Trump talking up the prospect of the Strait of Hormuz opening up as soon...
Headliner NZX Market report 30.7.26
Wall Street worries spilled over into other markets today, including New Zealand, creating...
Central bank MPS sits tight on Cash Rate
28.10.26 To general surprise across the banking sector, the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy...
An eye on tomorrow’s CPI
21.10.26 The Q3 CPI will be released at 10:45am on Thursday 22 October, marking the last major...
Little change in upcoming PREFU?
22.9.26 The Pre-election Economic & Fiscal Update (PREFU) is likely to show a similar outlook...
Weak bounce in labour market
22.9.26 The Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index (ECI) rose by 3.2 points to 86.3...
NZ GDP shows economy held ground
17.9.26 The June quarter 0.2% rise in New Zealand’s GDP was in line with forecast, says Westpac...
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