Coronavirus

By Rebecca Howard | Tue, 18 Feb 2020

Markets are likely to be muted, with investors keeping an eye out for coronavirus headlines absent any stronger offshore leads. US markets were closed overnight for a holiday and trading was quiet...

By Paul McBeth | Mon, 17 Feb 2020

Travel restrictions imposed on Chinese visitors are expected to exacerbate the decline in New Zealand’s second-biggest pool for tourists. Short-term Chinese visitor arrivals fell 9.2 percent to 407...

By Jenny Ruth | Mon, 17 Feb 2020

Augusta Capital said it has decided to defer the launch of its tourism fund until the 2021 financial year and therefore its adjusted funds from operations for the year ending March may be as much as 4...

By Rebecca Howard | Mon, 17 Feb 2020

Investors will be watching for company earnings reports for direction while the kiwi dollar may continue to trade sideways after mixed but quiet trading on Wall Street although covid-19 headlines coul...

By Rebecca Howard | Fri, 14 Feb 2020

New Zealand markets may be cheered by World Health Organisation moves to allay fears after China reported a jump in the number of people with the covid-19 virus. Asian equity markets were sold off...

By Dan Brunskill | Thu, 13 Feb 2020

A cross-section of Kiwi firms has warned containment measures to prevent the spread of covid-19 have disrupted supply chains and are looming over earnings.Investors have been keenly anticipating compa...

By Rebecca Howard | Thu, 13 Feb 2020

The Reserve Bank knows it’s more upbeat on growth than market economists but says New Zealand’s current conditions back up its view.Yesterday, the central bank put the kibosh on any idea that it might...

By Rebecca Howard | Thu, 13 Feb 2020

Markets are likely to be buoyed by optimism the coronavirus may be contained while the kiwi dollar also remains supported after the central bank moved to a hiking bias.US and European markets lifted a...