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NZ dollar follows A$ higher after upbeat business confidence; central banks loom

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...

28 Jan 2014
MARKET CLOSE NZ shares mixed as local earnings loom

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...

28 Jan 2014
Concluding TPP govt’s top trade priority, says Key

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...

28 Jan 2014