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NZ dollar gains with commodity currencies, advances vs euro

NZ dollar gains with commodity currencies, advances vs euro

By Jonathan Underhill Oct. 30 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar rose against the greenback, in line with other commodity currencies as the CRB Index rose to a six-month high. It gained against the euro as Spain tightened its grip on independence-minded Catalan. The ki...

World Week Ahead: Fed gathers as Trump picks successor

World Week Ahead: Fed gathers as Trump picks successor

By Margreet Dietz Oct. 30 (BusinessDesk) - With Wall Street at record highs, investors will eye US President Donald Trump’s pick for the next Federal Reserve chair, a meeting of the Fed, and the latest US jobs data amid a slew of corporate earnings reports including from Apple...

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares down on Fletcher's weakness, exporters A2 and Comvita book gains

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares down on Fletcher's weakness, exporters A2 and Comvita book gains

By Sophie Boot Oct. 27 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares fell, dragged lower by Fletcher Building for a third day running, while exporters Comvita and A2 Milk continued to make gains. The S&P/NZX50 Index dipped 1.75 points, or 0.02 percent, to 8,084.99. Within the index,...

Sophie Boot 27 Oct 2017