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NZ Economic Charter: Three Silver Linings In The COVID-19 Cloud
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 4:35 pm | Kalkine
Summary While the nation’s second infection wave is under the scanner, optimistic revitalisation signs cannot be ignored. NZ noted an uptick of ~11.8k in the number of paid jobs during the week ended 19th July 2020, and a fall of 0.2 per cent in ... More >>
5 Top Tips To Manage Personal Finances During Global Virus Crisis
Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 4:10 pm | Kalkine
Summary Effective management of personal finance seems crucial for New Zealanders to secure financial stability during virus-driven uncertainty. The NZ equity market can be a real epitome of a money plant if you escape panic selling and stay invested ... More >>
Scan Through Five Green Shoots Gleaming In NZ Property Market
Monday, 17 August 2020, 4:40 pm | Kalkine
Summary · The Property market has begun to exhibit some prominent signs of recovery, charting out optimistic growth trajectory. · NZ noted an M-o-M surge of 3.4 per cent in the nation’s median house prices in July 2020, as per REINZ monthly property ... More >>
Five-Point Action Plan To Survive COVID-19 Storm
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 4:57 pm | Kalkine
Summary The nation’s job market seems to be on track to defeat the pandemic, widening the professional skill set is crucial. Given the potentially positive signs emerging so far, the economic indicators deserve closer attention while gauging the nature ... More >>
NZ Retail Sales Soar Back To Life; Three Stocks Warrant Closer Attention
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 5:41 pm | Kalkine
Summary Retail NZ Sales Index marked a year-on-year rise of 34 per cent in June, while NZ retail card spending soared by ~16 per cent during the month. Improved trading conditions led to a significant uplift in retailer confidence in June, with ~73 per ... More >>
Building Recession Proof Portfolio? Zoom Your Lens On These Dividend Stocks
Monday, 20 July 2020, 4:14 pm | Kalkine
Summary High-quality dividend stocks can help investors find solace in market volatility. Dividend yield can be used as an indicator to identify high-grade dividend stocks. Three NZX-listed high-yield dividend stars include South Port New Zealand Limited ... More >>
COVID-19 Travel Restrictions: Why NZ Passport Ranking Is Still Among The Bright Spots
Monday, 13 July 2020, 3:19 pm | Kalkine
Summary Latest passport index rankings have placed NZ at the eighth position with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 184 countries, similar to April 2020 rankings. Exceptional handling of virus crisis has helped NZ hold on to its travel freedom ... More >>
Leaf Through Emerging Trade Trends Underlining Potential For NZ Businesses
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 4:04 pm | Kalkine
Summary NZ recorded an annual trade balance deficit of $1.3 billion for the year ended May 2020 due to low imports over the last two months amidst lockdown. Recommencement of large-scale manufacturing in China and eased restrictions are driving the log ... More >>
Three ‘Gs’ Defining NZ Recovery Scenario
Friday, 26 June 2020, 4:15 pm | Kalkine
Summary With a virus-free spell of over 3 weeks, New Zealand reported new cases of COVID-19, though control measures remain in place. The economy is reopening with a myriad of aids for businesses to help them recover, sustain and eventually flourish. ... More >>
NZ Capital Markets & 3 E’s Facilitating The Trends
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 1:02 pm | Kalkine
At the time when the US equity market is not checking the hard-economic reality, New Zealand is demonstrating a strong interconnection between the economic revival and the equity market. New Zealand deserves real credit for effectively containing ... More >>
NZ Property Market Under Scanner: Emerging Trends
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 9:31 am | Kalkine
While the Kiwi nation seems to be on right track towards ‘coronavirus-eradication’ objective, the activities in real-estate sector has been under the scanner. Latest statistics from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) indicates strong ... More >>
5 Mortgage And Home Loan Updates From Kiwi Banks
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 1:01 pm | Kalkine
According to a recent report published by Fitch Ratings, New Zealand's NZD 271 billion residential mortgage market has specified unique loan characteristics and macro-prudential measures that underpin the sound performance of the overall housing market. More >>
NZ Inks First Ever Digital Economy Trade Deal - Foundation Laid Well!
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 12:58 pm | Kalkine
Facilitating virtuous trade and creating an effective framework for the digital economy is perhaps one of the key elements of progress for New Zealand’s business in 21st century, especially in a post COVID-19 world, with the country setting a classic More >>
Employees Willing To Continue Work From Home And It Has Its Advantages Too
Friday, 12 June 2020, 11:56 am | Kalkine
Among various transformations that organisations across the world have gone through during COVID-19, one major transformation has been to work from home (WFH) that kept millions of people employed and businesses running. In the last few months, things ... More >>
5 Stocks That Weathered The Storm In May 2020: OCA, VGL, KMD, THL, PPH
Friday, 5 June 2020, 11:51 am | Kalkine
The New Zealand Prime Minister announced that the country is expected to come to Alert Level 1 ahead of schedule if everything goes well. As on 2 June 2020, the island nation has reported no new reported cases in the past 11 days and has only one active ... More >>
What Is Driving NZ Currency And Equity Markets Amid US-China Trade Tension?
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 3:48 pm | Kalkine
New Zealand’s performance in containing the coronavirus pandemic has been monumental in building optimism around equity and currency markets. Undeniably, investors seem to be driven by bullish market sentiments backed by an early economic reboot ... More >>
Key Consumer Spending Trends For Investors To Gain Insights
Monday, 25 May 2020, 6:28 pm | Kalkine
New Zealand witnessed a paradigm shift in consumer behaviour as the lockdown sparked increasing reliance on online channels. Going digital became the most powerful tool to fight against the coronavirus scenario, empowering companies to sustain their ... More >>
Tech Evolution- A Knight In Shining Armour Amidst COVID-19
Thursday, 21 May 2020, 10:38 am | Kalkine
Technological innovations have stimulated the economic recovery of New Zealand – a strong learning model for the world given its early virus containment success while coronavirus catastrophe has wreaked havoc on global economies and financial markets. ... More >>
Top 5 Things To Review Prior To Release Of Budget 2020
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 5:52 pm | Kalkine
The New Zealand Budget 2020, with the slogan - ‘Rebuilding Together’, looks intent on reinforcing the economy for a stronger and better comeback on its release on 14 May 2020. The much-awaited budget is just two days away while the country forges ... More >>
Piqued Interest For Probiotics And Manuka Honey, & Emerging Trends In Pharmacy Retail
Monday, 11 May 2020, 9:06 am | Kalkine
New Zealanders have tied strong interest in immunity boosting ingredients, piggybacking on probiotics and manuka honey products in order to strengthen general immunity to be better prepared to fight off the wave of novel coronavirus. While the world races ... More >>
