Coronavirus fears ease, may lift domestic market
By Rebecca Howard | Thu, 13 Feb 2020
Markets are likely to be buoyed by optimism the coronavirus may be contained while the kiwi dollar also remains supported after the central bank moved to a hiking bias.US and European markets lifted a...
Robertson says books in good shape to weather coronavirus
By Victoria Young | Tue, 11 Feb 2020
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the latest government accounts are in good shape, however the outbreak of coronavirus is expected to knock the economy in coming months.The government's operating...
Coronavirus fears remain as Wall Street recovers
By Rebecca Howard | Tue, 11 Feb 2020
The local market may fare better after Wall Street had a positive start to the week although the coronavirus crisis remains front of mind.Wall Street’s three major stock indices rallied after people a...
Signs of inflation are emerging but coronavirus to keep RBNZ cautious
By Rebecca Howard | Fri, 07 Feb 2020
The Reserve Bank’s latest survey of expectations adds to the picture of rising inflationary pressures, but caution is still expected to prevail at next week’s monetary policy review as the coronavirus...
The RBNZ can keep ticking its employment mandate box
By Rebecca Howard | Wed, 05 Feb 2020
The Reserve Bank can give its employment mandate a tick with wage growth at a fresh 10-year high and lower-than-expected jobless rate in the December quarter.The central bank is due to make its first...
Briscoes cancels buying trip to China due to coronavirus
By Jenny Ruth | Mon, 03 Feb 2020
Briscoe Group has cancelled a trip to China by its buyers that was scheduled for April because of the coronavirus crisis.The company will still buy new stock from China but, instead of buyers on the g...
