MARKETWEEK: Broader bullish tone showing

25.7.26                                                                                 // WARREN HEAD Reluctant to just mindlessly follow a blind ‘lead’ from Wall Street from the previous...

MARKETWEEK:   Signs of forward momentum

                                                              //     WARREN HEAD  //  18.7.26 The equities market is waiting for the NZ economy to right itself after being knocked off...

MARKETWEEK: NZX market unfazed by higher OCR

NZ economy becalmed but may catch a tailwind in 2nd half -year   11.7.26                                                                                   //  WARREN HEAD  // Equity markets...

MARKETWEEK:    The second half is all about investor attitude

    5.7.26 Warren Head   There is a freshening mood of low optimism starting to emerge in the valuations of listed stocks on the NZX market since the second half of 2026 began....

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...

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Blackpearl update shows rebalancing

Blackpearl Group has provided an update for the first quarter of FY27 (ended 30 June), showing new reporting measures. Blackpearl now reports against three key measures: growth (ARR), EBITDAF forecasting and technology advantage measurement, the latter two introduced...

HEADLINER NZX Market Report 27.7.26

The NZX market made a solid start to the trading week, despite the weekend lift in local fuel costs flowing from the higher crude prices for oil over the past week. There was a calmer tone to oil markets today after the halt to mutual attacks by the US and Iran: WTI...

Govt releasing funds for Golden Bay deal

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MARKETWEEK: Broader bullish tone showing

25.7.26                                                                                 // WARREN HEAD Reluctant to just mindlessly follow a blind ‘lead’ from Wall Street from the previous night, investors on NZX have held their cool and seen a better week. Yes,...

Property market more measured

24.7.26 New Zealand's property market continues to prove remarkably resilient despite ongoing economic uncertainty, says Mark Harris, managing director of Sothebys International Realty. Commenting on the company’s New Zealand Property Pulse Report for 2Q26, he says,...

Headliner NZX Market Report 22.7.26

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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...

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