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World Week Ahead Eyes on US earnings

World Week Ahead Eyes on US earnings

By Margreet Dietz April 22 (BusinessDesk) – Wall Street has begun this week by extending their gains ahead of the Easter break with investors increasingly positive on the outlook for corporate earnings and the world’s biggest economy. Over four trading days last week, the Dow...

21 Apr 2014
Falling dairy prices, high kiwi and milder inflation may temper RBNZ’s OCR track

Falling dairy prices, high kiwi and milder inflation may temper RBNZ’s OCR track

April 22 (BusinessDesk) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is set to raise its benchmark interest rate for the second time in as many months although the ground has shifted slightly since it began tightening in March, with dairy prices tumbling and inflation printing weaker than...

21 Apr 2014
MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise as Genesis debut sparks energy rally; Meridian, MRP, Contact gain

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise as Genesis debut sparks energy rally; Meridian, MRP, Contact gain

By Suze Metherell April 17 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand stock rose after shares in the partially privatised Genesis Energy soared as much as 18 percent in its debut listing on the NZX, buoying other listed energy companies in the process. Meridian Energy, MightyRiverPower, Cont...

17 Apr 2014