Market looking for an ignition source

  Aurora australis at Lake Haupiri, West Coast   Warren Head   Investors must confused by a welter of commentary on the state of the NZ economy, most being negative to middling, and...

Sharemarket idles into May

4.5.24     Warren Head The sharemarket has slipped quietly into the month of May moving steadily upwards by tiny increments, marking down the days until Budget 2024. The market is about 1.4% higher...

MARKETWEEK: Gold shares poke over the parapet

27.4.24 // Warren Head The sharemarket continues to move forward at walking speed with no sign of any burst of optimism – but it is definitely refusing to retreat. At the same time, the country has...

Air NZ slashes earnings guidance

Earnings turbulence for Air New Zealand trims guidance 22.4.24 Economic conditions and tough competition on international routes are among the negative currents impacting Air New Zealand, which has...

MARKETWEEK:  Equity market stuck in a dusty rut

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...

MARKETWEEK:    Slow sinking feeling for economy and market

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...

MARKETWEEK:  NZ market mirrors economic slowdown

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...

MARKETWEEK: March a market moving month

  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...

MARKETWEEK:  America continues to set the pace

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...

NZ economy flat lines into 2024

21.3.24 The New Zealand economy contracted 0.1% q/q in the fourth quarter of calendar 2023. A little weaker than Westpac’s forecast of +0.1% and a technical recession at year-end. “But this isn’t...

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NZ Market Report 14.5.24

Against a background of weaker economic reports, the NZ sharemarket zig-zagged its way through today’s trading session before closing down 34.07 at 11,618.09. In the US the Dow Jones was also erratic and closed off 81.33 at 39,431. 6561 while in Australia the ASX All...

Mixed bag in house price trend

14.5.24 The seasonally adjusted REINZ House Price Index was little changed in April as sales remained subdued for this time of year and days to sell extended, says ANZ Bank. Key points in the month of April: The nationwide REINZ House Price Index ( HPI)l ifted0.1%...

Quiet session for the NZ dollar

Global equity markets are flat, US Treasury yields are down slightly, and currency movements have been modest, says BNZ Markets this morning. The NZ Dollar is flat, consolidating just over the 0.60 mark. “Trading conditions have been quiet, with the market focused on...

Just Life meeting supports delisting

13.5.24 The special meeting today of shareholders of Just Life Group Ltd put paid to the future of the business on the NZ stock exchange. Resolutions were approved at the meeting that will result in the company delisting from the NZX Main Board, and then listing on...

NZ Market Report 13.5.24

  The NZ sharemarket had a bleak start to the trading week, with a surprise downgrade by Fletcher Building depressing the famous Kiwi company’s shares to their lowest level in 22 years. Market conditions across FBU’s Materials and Distribution divisions have...

Market conditions reduce Fletcher guidance

13.5.24 Further evidence that the building and construction sector has contracted in recent months came from Fletcher Building today in a trading and market update. Market conditions across the company’s Materials and Distribution divisions have weakened throughout...

Rakon cautions on bid

13.5.24 Rakon has reminded shareholders that there is no certainty that any transaction will eventuate from the takeover proposal received in December or as to the pricing or timing of any transaction. On 18.12.23, Rakon announced that it was undertaking a process to...

Market looking for an ignition source

  Aurora australis at Lake Haupiri, West Coast   Warren Head   Investors must confused by a welter of commentary on the state of the NZ economy, most being negative to middling, and will be looking to the forthcoming Budget to act as an ignition point...

NZ Market Report 10.5.24

Energy companies were in the spotlight today after the early cold snap forced Transpower to warn of potential power reduction. However, large wholesale customers reduced the energy load sufficiently for the network to move safely through the early morning 7am – 9am...

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