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Kiwi may fall as US economy, greenback back in focus
The New Zealand dollar may fall this week, after Federal Reserve board members hinted that the US economy is recovering enough to end extraordinary support measures.
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Bollard mulls options to prick future bubbles
Alan Bollard has flagged a handful of tools he may use to help damp future asset and credit bubbles and maintain the stability of our financial system.
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<i>Nick Smith</i>: When the pressure goes on - resist
Reviving Christchurch is a job for Government, not Alan Bollard.
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Banks slash mortgage rates after OCR cut
Banks have slashed interest rates after the Official Cash Rate was cut to a record low of 2.5 per cent.
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The OCR review: what could happen
What will Alan Bollard do tomorrow morning? Financial markets analyst Kevin O'Sullivan offers an opinion.
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NZ dollar treading water until OCR review
The New Zealand dollar will probably hold around 75 US cents until next Thursday as traders wait for the Reserve Bank to say whether it will cut the OCR.
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Earthquake flattens already weak economic outlook: NZIER
The economy will now barely grow at all in 2011, because of a "noxious mix" of spiking global petrol and food prices along with the impact of the second Christchurch earthquake, says NZIER.
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Kiwi, interest rates plunge after Christchurch quake
The kiwi dollar plunged nearly one US cent after today's Christchurch earthquake.
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Foreign investors keep piling into NZ govt debt
Foreign investors boosted their share of government debt on issue last month to just shy of $28b, as the Crown borrows $300m a week to maintain its spending programme.
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NZ dollar rises to week-high against pound
The New Zealand dollar rose to a week-high against the pound after Britain's economy unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter of last year.