Mark Gilbert: Bitcoin continues to confuse central bankers
Bitcoin, the poster child for digital currencies, is proving something of a headache for central banks.
Bitcoin, the poster child for digital currencies, is proving something of a headache for central banks.
China's central bank has cut the country's official cash rate for the second time in three months - a move which highlights concern about the economic slowdown of New Zealand's largest trading....
Business confidence has strengthened in ANZ's first survey of the year.
The NZ dollar hit 97.07 Australian cents overnight with some analysts saying there is nothing to stop it pushing higher to parity.
People who try to predict the short-term direction of financial markets are usually wrong, writes Paul Glass.
The NZ dollar has touched a fresh record against the Aussie, after Federal Reserve meeting minutes suggested officials may favour keeping US interest rates lower for longer.
The Kiwi dollar is heading towards parity with the Australian; good news for tourists, bad news for exporters.
The New Zealand dollar rose against its Australian counterpart yesterday as retail sales beat expectations.
The NZ dollar has edged closer to its record against the Australian dollar overnight - briefly touching 96.29 Australian cents this morning.
Mark Lister writes: This year has started in an eventful fashion and a number of key developments will set the tone for 2015.
Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has hosed down speculation he is minded to cut the official cash rate any time soon, say economists.
Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler today raised the risk of a "sharp correction" in the Auckland housing market.
The New Zealand dollar dropped sharply in sympathy with its Australian counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised the market by cutting its overnight cash rate, fuelling....
NZ commodity prices fell in January, extending their 12-month slide to about 19 per cent, led by casein, wool, beef and aluminium.