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Headliner NZX Market Report 15.9.26
Equity markets back-tracked on Tuesday as governments came out to steady nerves around the tremendous pace being set by A.I. development, in combination with rising bond yields ahead of a cash rate meeting of the US Federal Reserve FOMC on Thursday US time. The...
ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt to step down
15.9.26 ASB has announced Vittoria Shortt is stepping down as CEO and Managing Director after almost nine years. She will finish up with ASB on 11 December this year. Sinead Taylor has been appointed as Vittoria’s successor. Taylor is currently Group Executive...
Propertry buyers backing off
The REINZ House Price Index fell 0.3% m/m in August (seasonally adjusted by ANZ) and is slightly down from a year ago (-0.9% y/y, 3mma). “Over the past few months house prices have been falling slightly in Auckland, declining sharply in Wellington, and are close to...
Headliner NZX Market report 14.9.26
Weeks after the first signs that a major US developer of A.I microchips had cold feet over the use of its products for military use, its CEO sent a shudder through Asian markets today when he warned that A.I needed to be more tightly controlled for the safety...
MARKETWEEK: A choppy course for the NZX
Warren Head Equity markets are experiencing a choppy ride towards to 4th quarter 2026 as a mixture of impediments block the route. The NZX50 gross index ended the trading week in a step lower to 13,711.00. The erratic performance this week by the US...
Headliner NZX Market Report 11.9.26
The NZX market has had a weak end to the trading week, with the NZX50 dropping 108.40 points to 13,711.00 as global oil prices climbed on intensified military action in the Persian Gulf. The situation involving US forces and Iran has deteriorated over the course of...
Headliner NZX Market Report 10.9.26
Oil prices continued to surge higher today, with Brent crude trading above US$100 a barrel. This evening Brent was at US$101.30/bbl and West Texas Intermediate at US$96.29. The price of oil has shot higher since the US and Iran began a tit-for-ta exchange of military...
Headliner NZX Market Report 9.9.26
In the face of another weak trading session on Wall Street, amidst rising global oil prices and an alarming escalation of US-Canada tension, the NZ sharemarket did well to dodge any fall-out today. The NZX50 Gross Index firmed up by 26.53 points at 13,819.43....
Headliner NZX Market Report 8.9.26
With no lead from a closed Wall Street market, except for a negative close to last week and a jolt upwards in global oil prices, the NZX market ran for cover today. The NZX50 shed 149.33 points at 13,792.90, dowqn-1.08%. The ASX All Ords fell 86.30 to 9,114.30. Oil...
Aussie investor joins KMD Brands register
8.9.26 The Christchurch based surf and casual wear retailer KMD Brands has a new shareholder with a toe in the young female clothing market. Josh Rudd, the founder of surf and streetwear brand Ghanda Clothing, has emerged as a minority shareholder holding 6.18% in KMD...
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Headliner NZX Market Report 15.9.26
Equity markets back-tracked on Tuesday as governments came out to steady nerves around the...
Headliner NZX Market report 14.9.26
Weeks after the first signs that a major US developer of A.I microchips had cold feet over...
Headliner NZX Market Report 11.9.26
The NZX market has had a weak end to the trading week, with the NZX50 dropping 108.40 points to...
Headliner NZX Market Report 10.9.26
Oil prices continued to surge higher today, with Brent crude trading above US$100 a barrel. This...
Headliner NZX Market Report 9.9.26
In the face of another weak trading session on Wall Street, amidst rising global oil prices...
Headliner NZX Market Report 8.9.26
With no lead from a closed Wall Street market, except for a negative close to last week and a jolt...
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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...
Reserve Bank increases cash rate
The Monetary Policy Committee today reached consensus to increase the OCR by 25 basis points to...
Housing sector flat but economy rising regardless
10.8.26 The New Zealand housing market remains in the doldrums. And there appears little respite...
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...
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