NZ dollar TWI climbs near record high as local economy shines

NZ dollar TWI climbs near record high as local economy shines
By Paul McBeth Jan. 15 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar closed in on last April’s record high on a trade-weighted basis as the local economy gathers momentum, fuelling expectations the Reserve Bank will have to hike interest rates to head off future inflation. The trade-weighted index rose to 79.10 at 8am in Wellington from 78.82 yesterday, the highest since it hit a post-float record 79.39 in April last year. The kiwi was little changed at 83.77 US cents at 8am from 83.70 cents yesterday, having touched 84.32 cents in Northern Hemisp...