World Week Ahead: Alphabet earnings, US jobs
By Margreet Dietz Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - A slew of US corporate earnings including from Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and the latest government jobs data will feature on investors’ radar screens in the coming days. On Friday the Bank of Japan’s unexpected d...
NZ wool prices edge up at auction as volumes rise to a seasonal peak
By Tina Morrison Jan. 29 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand wool prices edged up at the latest weekly auctions as demand for some wool types underpinned prices, even as volumes rose to a seasonal peak. The price for clean 35-micron wool, a benchmark for crossbred wool used for ca...
NZ in talks with China on allowing chilled meat exports
By Tina Morrison Jan. 29 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand officials are working with Chinese authorities in an attempt to gain access for chilled meat exports to Asia's largest economy, which would open up an "enormous" potential market for the country's $6.83 billion meat export...
NZ dollar gains as greenback falls on weak US economic data
By Tina Morrison Jan. 29 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar advanced as weak US data stoked speculation the Federal Reserve will be cautious in hiking US interest rates further. The kiwi gained to 64.69 US cents at 8am in Wellington, from 64.44 cents at 5pm yesterday....
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