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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...

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...

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...