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Ardern backs Twyford as Thursday Cabinet reshuffle looms
Policy

Ardern backs Twyford as Thursday Cabinet reshuffle looms

By Pattrick Smellie June 24 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern went out of her way to defend the record of Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford while announcing her "relatively minor" Cabinet portfolio reshuffle will be unveiled on Thursday. Twyfo...

Pattrick Smellie 24 Jun 2019
Deposit protection reduces case for RBNZ's bank capital increases, Robertson hints
Finance

Deposit protection reduces case for RBNZ's bank capital increases, Robertson hints

By Pattrick Smellie June 24 (BusinessDesk) - A bank deposit protection scheme may help defuse the battle between the Reserve Bank and the country's biggest trading banks over how much extra capital they should have to hold on their balance sheets, Finance Minister Grant Robert...

Pattrick Smellie 24 Jun 2019
NZ dollar higher after Lowe comments viewed as less dovish
Markets

NZ dollar higher after Lowe comments viewed as less dovish

By Rebecca Howard June 24 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar gained against the greenback, tracking its Australian counterpart after comments from Reserve Bank of Australian governor Philip Lowe called into question further easing across the Tasman. The kiwi was tradin...

Rebecca Howard 24 Jun 2019