NZ sharemarket rebounds with Wall Street rally
New Zealand shares bounced on Monday, following a rebound on Wall Street over the weekend on the expectation that interest rates wouldn’t go as high as some had thought.
The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 184 points, or 1.7%, to 10,997.92. Turnover was $113.4 million.
US markets rallied on Friday night – with key indices jumping more than 3% – as traders began thinking an economic slowdown would stop the US Federal Reserve from hiking interest rates.
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FMA sets its sights on cyber security: a new to-do list for embattled financial services providersMonday, June 27th, 12:40PM
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First off, here’s some good news, history shows that the share market always recovers from drawdowns and in due course goes on to make new all-time highs. However, there is no hiding from the fact that so far 2022 has been a torrid time for investors in the majority of asset classes. Bonds and shares have both suffered sharp sell offs. June has seen most developed countries share markets drop ...MORE»
COFI bill plans further crackdown on sales incentivesThursday, June 23rd, 8:10AM 6 comments
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Adviser calls on David Clark to name new appointees to code committeeWednesday, June 22nd, 5:59AM 2 comments
A senior adviser is urging Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark to name the two people he says he has appointed to the Financial Advice Code Committee. MORE» |
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Uptick in litigation predicted if Insurance Contracts Bill passes in current form
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