NZ dollar eases against greenback on US-China jitters

NZ dollar eases against greenback on US-China jitters
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard July 31 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar eased against the greenback after US President Donald Trump berated China on Twitter just as a new round of trade talks between the two nations kicks off.  The kiwi was trading at 66.15 US cents at 8am in Wellington from 66.28 cents at 5pm yesterday. The trade weighed index was at 72.81 from 72.97 points. Trump tweeted that "China is doing very badly, worst year in 27 - was supposed to start buying our agricultural product now - no signs that they are doing so. That is t...

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