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![Bernard Hickey: Bollard's empty dollar bluff exposes policy problems](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bernard Hickey: Bollard's empty dollar bluff exposes policy problems
Alan Bollard's empty bluff on the high dollar exposes the problems with our monetary policy framework, says Bernard Hickey.
![World shares up as Greek rescue imminent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World shares up as Greek rescue imminent
World shares advanced overnight amid expectations a deal on Greece's second financial rescue was imminent and that China was moving to increase liquidity at its banks.
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World shares up as Greek hopes kept alive
World shares were up overnight as investors embrace the news that the Greek bailout may actually succeed.
![Bernard Hickey: Are NZ banks about to raise interest rates?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bernard Hickey: Are NZ banks about to raise interest rates?
NZ banks may follow their Australian parents and hike floating mortgage rates before any official move, but will struggle to justify it.