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![NZ facing potential export driven slowdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ facing potential export driven slowdown
Standard & Poor's is warning that New Zealand may face an export-driven slowdown, due to weaker demand or lower export prices.
![Small investors flee as NZX drops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small investors flee as NZX drops
Update: The NZX-50 has fallen 2.7 per cent today, as smaller investors spooked by global uncertainty, sell out. The ASX opened down 2.2 per cent.
![NZ dollar rises after US credit rating downgrade](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ dollar rises after US credit rating downgrade
The dollar has risen against the greenback after the United States lost its top credit rating, recently trading at 84.14US cents.
![EU leaders move to stabilise economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
EU leaders move to stabilise economy
France and Germany have moved to try and head off fresh market turmoil this week, by saying they want action to safeguard Europe's single currency.
![Nervous world watching NZ stocks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nervous world watching NZ stocks
The New Zealand sharemarket is the first in the world to open following ratings agency Standard & Poor's move to downgrade the United States credit rating from AAA to AA+. Fears are mounting that the US and Europe will fall back into recession....
![Kiwi's golden run ends as markets come tumbling down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi's golden run ends as markets come tumbling down
The New Zealand dollar plummeted as a global market rout spooked traders into selling the kiwi.
![NZ dollar slumps below US84c](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ dollar slumps below US84c
The New Zealand dollar plummeted below US84c as world investors fled for safe havens overnight.
![Stick to reputable sites for All Black jerseys, says Consumer NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stick to reputable sites for All Black jerseys, says Consumer NZ
Consumer NZ says anyone wanting to head online for one of the new All Blacks jerseys should make sure they stick to reputable websites.
![NZ dollar falls below 87c as fear swamp markets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ dollar falls below 87c as fear swamp markets
The New Zealand dollar fell below 87 US cents on the back of weaker equity markets as investors refocused their attention on the stumbling US economy and Europe's sovereign debt crisis.
![World dairy prices dip 1.3pc overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World dairy prices dip 1.3pc overnight
Average prices of dairy products fell for the fourth sale in a row in Fonterra's latest online auction, tracking a broader decline in global commodity prices.
![Economic concern sinks US stocks overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Economic concern sinks US stocks overnight
An agreement on the US debt ceiling did little to stem investors' concern overnight that the world's largest economy is faltering, which will hurt corporate earnings down the road.
![Kathmandu earnings up as much as 36pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kathmandu earnings up as much as 36pc
Kathmandu said full-year pretax earnings rose between 31 per cent and 36 per cent on new store openings, favourable weather and better inventory management.
![Bernard Hickey: 10 things Key and Bollard can do with the dollar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bernard Hickey: 10 things Key and Bollard can do with the dollar
John Key says there's nothing he can do about the high currency. He means there's nothing he wants to do about the high currency.
![High dollar tough, says Key, but intervention won't work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
High dollar tough, says Key, but intervention won't work
Prime Minister John Key has acknowledged the high currency is tough for exporters, but said intervention by the Reserve Bank was unlikely to be successful.
![Kiwi tourists making hay - while dollar keeps visitors away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi tourists making hay - while dollar keeps visitors away
The soaring dollar is allowing Kiwis to travel further afield for their winter getaways.
![Crisis to rival 2008 credit crunch if US debt talks fail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crisis to rival 2008 credit crunch if US debt talks fail
Higher interest rates and an economic shock could be in store for Kiwis if US debt crisis talks fail.