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NZ dollar heads for 2.4 percent weekly fall as trans-Tasman currencies fall from favour

NZ dollar heads for 2.4 percent weekly fall as trans-Tasman currencies fall from favour

By Paul McBeth June 7 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 2.4 percent weekly drop as the trans-Tasman currencies fall out of favour amid growing signs of a slow-down in Australia and speculation the US Federal Reserve will pull back on printing money. The...

07 Jun 2013
Dunne quits as Revenue Minister after GCSB leak probe shows trail of emails

Dunne quits as Revenue Minister after GCSB leak probe shows trail of emails

June 7 (BusinessDesk) – Peter Dunne has quit as Minister of Revenue after an investigation into the leaking of a report on the Government Communications Security Bureau pointed to a series of emails between him and the journalist who got the material. Dunne refused to hand over...

07 Jun 2013
RBNZ’s high kiwi-hot housing dilemma still in place for next week’s MPS

RBNZ’s high kiwi-hot housing dilemma still in place for next week’s MPS

By Jonathan Underhill June 7 (BusinessDesk) – Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler faces the same tensions between a high kiwi dollar and a heated housing market that have informed his monetary policy decisions all year and no change is likely at next week’s review as inflation...

07 Jun 2013