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Monthly View – October 2024

The global central bank interest rate easing cycle gathered pace over September, resulting in a continuation of strong returns from fixed income and global share markets. Key themes were: Global equity markets gained late in the month on lower interest rates. During September the US S&P 500 index hit its 42nd record high for the … Read more

Monthly View October 2024

The global central bank interest rate easing cycle gathered pace over September, resulting in a continuation of strong returns from fixed income and global share markets. Key themes were: Global equity markets gained late in the month on lower interest rates. During September the US S&P 500 index hit its 42nd record high for the … Read more

Inflation may not dissipate as quickly as markets expect

It has been a pretty good period for equities over the last six weeks or so, with the NZX up 9% since the start of July, matching similar stories in Australia and the US. Last week stocks picked-up on headline news that in the United States the consumer price index rose at a slower pace … Read more