by Warren Head | Mar 23, 2026 | Money Market
23.3.26 Mercury NZ is offering up to $200 million (with the ability to accept up to an additional $50 million in oversubscriptions at Mercury’s discretion) of 7 year unsecured, unsubordinated, fixed rate green bonds (Green Bonds) to institutional investors and New...
by Warren Head | Mar 10, 2026 | Money Market
10..3.26 Global interest rates have pushed higher in response to the attacks on Iran Markets are interpreting the developments as an inflationary supply shock,” says Stuart Ritson, senior fixed interest strategist at BNZ Markets. “The dominant concern is oil-driven...
by Warren Head | Feb 18, 2026 | Economy, Money Market
With the economy at an early stage in its recovery, the Reserve Bank decided to hold the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25% today. The Governor of the RB, Dr Anna Breman, delivering her first OCR announcement Monetary Policy Statement said, “.If the economy evolves...
by Warren Head | Feb 11, 2026 | Currency, Economy, Money Market
11/2/26 Softer than expected US retail sales supported the case for Fed rate cuts which contributed to a decline in treasury yields and a stronger yen, notes BNZ Markets this morning. US retail sales were unexpectedly flat in December which was well below the 0.4%...
by Warren Head | Feb 3, 2026 | Global Share Markets, Money Market
3.2.26 In overnight trading, gold and silver fell to fresh lows before showing decent bounces and US equities are on a much better footing, reports BNZ Markets. “US Treasury yields have pushed higher and the USD is modestly stronger, with moves extended following a...
by Warren Head | Jan 28, 2026 | Currency, Money Market
The US dollar remained under pressure overnight and made broad based losses against G10 currencies, with the dollar index falling to a four-year low, reports BNZ Markets. “The widely watched dollar index (DXY) is on track for the sharpest 4- day decline since the...
