There have been growing views that there will be interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank’s across both sides of the Tasman. Yesterday, Reserve Bank of NZ governor Adrian Orr’s latest monetary policy statement was on the dovish side, but not as dovish as
We have highlighted risks to the property market in the past, and were quoted in the NZ Herald again yesterday.
At the current juncture, we do not foresee a catalyst for a large market crash, although volatility is likely to remain elevated in our view, until at least the middle of the year when there is likely to be better clarity around several of the uncertainti
The markets have started January in recovery mode as the US market (S&P 500) recorded its longest winning streak since September, until investors appeared to take money off the table on Friday ahead of the upcoming US corporate earnings season, which will
Global markets were mixed overnight as investors remain cautious ahead of this week’s crucial 2-day US Federal Reserve Meeting which began overnight.
There was a fresh twist in China-U.S. tensions, which saw stocks fall across Asia as Huawei chief financial officer Wanzhou Meng - the daughter of founder Ren Zhengfei - was arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the US on suspected sanction violatio
Global markets were higher on Friday as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq US indices posted their biggest weekly percentage gains in nearly seven years.
The market is likely to be volatile in the week ahead as uncertainty remains around a number of global issues, including the United Kingdom's Brexit deal.
Global markets rallied overnight with US stock indices surging +2% as investors piled into technology and healthcare sectors after midterm elections led to a divided Congress, as expected, but allowed markets to move past a large uncertainty.
October was the worst month for stocks in years, as investors dumped growth stocks in a broad move lower. Once again, there does not seem to be a single catalyst for the sell-off, but a number of concerns worrying investors
