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While you were sleeping Chinese engine kicks into gear

While you were sleeping Chinese engine kicks into gear

By Margreet Dietz Jan 11 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street advanced as better-than-expected exports data from China underpinned hope the world's second largest economy will help propel growth elsewhere. China's overseas shipments jumped 14.1 percent from a year earlier last month. T...

10 Jan 2013
MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise to new 5-year high; Fletcher, Steel  and  Tube gain

MARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise to new 5-year high; Fletcher, Steel and Tube gain

Jan. 10 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares rose, pushing the NZX 50 Index to a new five-year high, as expectations of a pickup in building activity lifted companies such as Fletcher Building, Steel & Tube Holdings and Cavalier. PGG Wrightson rose to a 17-month high. The NZX 50...

10 Jan 2013
NZ dollar rallies as Chinese trade surplus grows, stoking confidence in economy

NZ dollar rallies as Chinese trade surplus grows, stoking confidence in economy

By Paul McBeth Jan. 10 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand gained as a stronger-than-expected Chinese trade surplus stoked investors' confidence the world's second-biggest economy has weathered a slowdown and can regain momentum. The kiwi gained to 84 US cents at 5pm in Wellingto...

10 Jan 2013