by Warren Head | Feb 21, 2026 | Featured, Market Commentary
Auckland Airport Arrivals 21.2.26 // Warren Head At the end of a mixed week of corporate results, and an encouraging tone from the Reserve Bank, the NZX equity market brought improved prices from a wide range of stocks. Despite a soft finish to the trading...
by Warren Head | Feb 17, 2026 | Market Commentary
17.2.26 Wednesday’s Monetary Policy Statement from the Reserve Bank will be pivotal – even though it is extremely unlikely there will be any change to the OCR, comments Nick Tuffley., chief economist at ASB Bank “It’s the big switch in the narrative in a short space...
by Warren Head | Feb 15, 2026 | Featured, Market Commentary
South Port result will register improved NZAS 14-15.2. 2026 The December interim report season holds the key to the direction of investor portfolios in the short-term. The report season for some 60 companies listed on NZX is just getting under way and will also...
by Warren Head | Feb 7, 2026 | Featured, Market Commentary
It has been a bumpy ride to peak cycle 7.2.26 // WARREN HEAD // Weeks of equity markets being subjected to the uncertainty of ongoing geopolitical riddles, minerals and metals price mayhem and technology giants diverting colossal amounts capital into...
by Warren Head | Jan 31, 2026 | Featured, Market Commentary
// Warren Head // There was a risk-off tone across global equity markets led by US technology stocks over the week. Global equities dragged following weakness in Microsoft’s cloud sales growth. Microsoft reported higher-than expected spending on...
by Warren Head | Jan 26, 2026 | Free, Market Commentary
While the equities market closed higher today, it was the global bullion market that kept investors (and politicians) transfixed as the ‘safe haven’ metal leapt the barricade of US$5,000 an ounce and kept going. The NZX50 managed a slight gain of 12.50 points...
