by Warren Head | Apr 20, 2024 | Featured, Market Commentary
20.4.24 Warren Head Kiwi investors might be excused for thinking that they belong to a Flat Earth Society, as the nation struggles with low growth, high costs and an oscillating equity market. The NZX50 finished the week at 11,796.23, for a weekly drop of 135 points. ...
by Warren Head | Apr 13, 2024 | Featured, Market Commentary
13.4.24 Warren Head What a strange week it has been for contrasts in weather, mood and markets. Not to forget the departure of daylight time and northern hemisphere eclipses perplexing the animal world. The rainstorms which has swept across 2/3rds of the...
by Warren Head | Apr 10, 2024 | Currency, Economy, Market Commentary, Money Market
It has been another uneventful day in financial markets, with the key move being a steady fall in US Treasury yields after the recent lift to 2024 highs, ahead of tonight’s key US CPI report, notes BNZ Markets. US equities are down modestly. Currency moves have been...
by Warren Head | Apr 6, 2024 | Featured, Market Commentary
Some tricky corners lie ahead...stay focused. // // 6.4.24 Warren Head The first quarter of the March 2025 financial year is under way in a very cautious way, paying heed to several tricky corners ahead to yet negotiate. The March quarter saw the NZ...
by Warren Head | Mar 30, 2024 | Featured, Market Commentary
30.3.23 // Warren Head // March proved to be the month that investor confidence grew as interest rates looked to be stabilised, if not yet falling, and that the February fall in the equities markets looked overcooked. Wall Street indices surged to new records...
by Warren Head | Mar 23, 2024 | Featured, Free, Market Commentary
Wall Street drives market optimism 23.3.24 2.05pm Warren Head Kiwi investors might tip their caps towards Wall Street for the thickening upwards trend of sharemarkets as uncertainty around inflation ebbs. Monetary policy appears to be working and as frequently stated...