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NZ dollar gains as Wheeler signals end to stimulus as housing heat spreads

NZ dollar gains as Wheeler signals end to stimulus as housing heat spreads

By Jonathan Underhill July 25 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar gained after the Reserve Bank said it will need to remove monetary stimulus as heat in the housing and construction sector spills over into the broader economy and stokes inflation. The kiwi dollar climbed t...

24 Jul 2013
Fonterra 2013 earnings to lag forecasts over NZ drought, Australian competition

Fonterra 2013 earnings to lag forecasts over NZ drought, Australian competition

By Tina Morrison July 25 (BusinessDesk) – Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s largest exporter of dairy products, said earnings would miss its forecast by about 7.3 percent because of the drought in New Zealand and intense competition in Australia. Earnings before interest...

24 Jul 2013
RBNZ keeps OCR at 2.5 percent, will mull hikes if housing, construction spurs wider inflation

RBNZ keeps OCR at 2.5 percent, will mull hikes if housing, construction spurs wider inflation

By Paul McBeth July 25 (BusinessDesk) - Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler kept the official cash rate at 2.5 percent as consumer price increases remain muted, though he will mull a hike if the momentum in housing and construction spur broader inflation. “The extent of the...

24 Jul 2013