Investors desperate for news indicating the US economic recovery might be on track after all, and received it overnight as a report on durable goods orders surpassed expectations.

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The New Zealand dollar rose against the greenback on bets that weaker US data will force Fed chair Ben Bernanke to unveil a third round of quantitative easing.

Investors found some value among beaten-down stocks on Wall St overnight as they picked up shares of Apple and IBM amid hope the Fed will announce new measures to shore up the US economy.

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