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NZ dollar slips as positive US economic data points to continued tapering in 2014

NZ dollar slips as positive US economic data points to continued tapering in 2014

By Tina Morrison Jan. 3 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar weakened after positive US economic data reinforced expectations a reviving US economy will prompt the Federal Reserve to continue to pull back its monetary stimulus this year. The kiwi slipped to 81.99 US cents at...

02 Jan 2014
While you were sleeping Solid factory, jobless data

While you were sleeping Solid factory, jobless data

By Margreet Dietz Jan. 3 (BusinessDesk) – Wall Street fell in the first trading session of 2014, even as US manufacturing and jobless claims provided further evidence of an accelerating recovery in the world’s largest economy. The US Institute for Supply Management’s manufactur...

02 Jan 2014
NZ dollar little changed, may decline in 2014 as Fed starts tapering

NZ dollar little changed, may decline in 2014 as Fed starts tapering

By Tina Morrison Dec. 31 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was little changed in patchy trading leading in to the New Year holiday period and is likely to weaken next year as the Federal Reserve pulls back on its bond buying programme which has dented the greenback. The l...

31 Dec 2013