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While you were sleeping Stocks up ahead of Fed

While you were sleeping Stocks up ahead of Fed

By Margreet Dietz June 18 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street advanced, though gave up some of its earlier gains, following a Financial Times report that US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will signal the central bank is close to easing its US$85 billion-a-month bond-buying progr...

17 Jun 2013
MARKET CLOSE NZ shares gain as pockets of value seen; Michael Hill, Contact rise

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares gain as pockets of value seen; Michael Hill, Contact rise

June 17 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose for second day after the NZX 50 Index’s slide from its mid-May record high gave investors confidence there were ‘pockets of value’ emerging in a relatively expensive market. Michael Hill International and Contact Energy gained....

17 Jun 2013
NZ dollar gains as investors await local data, Fed meeting

NZ dollar gains as investors await local data, Fed meeting

By Paul McBeth June 17 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar extended its gain against the greenback from the tail-end of last week ahead of data which will likely augur well for the local economy and as the US Federal Reserve prepares to review monetary policy. The kiwi ros...

17 Jun 2013