NZ dollar ekes out small weekly gain as investors fret about possible trade war

NZ dollar ekes out small weekly gain as investors fret about possible trade war
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard March 23 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is headed toward a 0.1 percent weekly gain in the face of a broadly weaker greenback as investors fret about a possible trade war. The kiwi traded at 72.24 US cents as at 5pm in Wellington from 72.35 cents yesterday and up from 72.15 cents in New York a week ago. The trade-weighted index was at 74.27 versus 74.24. US President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday that could impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of imports from China and China announce...