All News

NZ dollar follows A$ higher after upbeat business confidence; central banks loom
By Paul McBeth Jan. 28 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar followed its Australian counterpart higher after an upbeat business confidence survey across the Tasman, and ahead of the Reserve Bank and Federal Reserve meetings later this week. The kiwi rose to 82.73 US cents...

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares mixed as local earnings loom
By Suze Metherell Jan. 28 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares were mixed today as investors cast forward to next month’s earnings season, and as regional markets mulled this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Xero led gainers. The NZX 50 Index fell, 5.360 points, or 0.1 percent t...

Concluding TPP govt’s top trade priority, says Key
By Pattrick Smellie Jan. 28 (BusinessDesk) – The government’s top trade priority this year will be concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but Prime Minister John Key’s speech for today’s opening of Parliament suggests it’s given up on expecting to pass fundamental reform to...