NZ dollar weakens against greenback despite higher dairy prices

NZ dollar weakens against greenback despite higher dairy prices
Jenny Ruth
The New Zealand dollar was slightly weaker against the greenback with the 14 percent jump in the price of whole milk powder, NZ's biggest export, helping offset a weaker tone in global share markets. The kiwi was trading at 65.40 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 65.54 cents at the same time yesterday while the trade-weighted index was unchanged at 72.21. The domestic currency was higher against the Aussie at 94.24 cents from 94.04 cents at 5pm yesterday after the Victorian state government re-shuttered large swathes of its population fo...

More Markets

The Australian investors backing Blackpearl
Markets

The Australian investors backing Blackpearl

Institutional investors with billions under management have taken stakes in an NZ firm.

A cut to the milk price isn’t as bad as it sounds
Primary Sector

A cut to the milk price isn’t as bad as it sounds

A $9.50/kgMS price is still well ahead of breakeven.

Pacific Edge looks to US comeback after half-year loss
Markets

Pacific Edge looks to US comeback after half-year loss

The company says it has never been in a stronger position to regain Medicare coverage.

Contact Energy chief fires election-year warning
Markets

Contact Energy chief fires election-year warning

Fuge urges stability as Contact leans into a big build.