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<i>Dollar Outlook:</i> Kiwi faces heavy start to 2011 against greenback

The New Zealand dollar faces pressure in its first full week of trading in 2011 as support for the greenback is bolstered by upbeat US data and renewed fears about European debt.

<i>Bernard Hickey</i>: Big trend to floating rates reinforced

Faster return to surplus seen as taking pressure off dollar

Domestic weakness surprises Bollard

<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Good news, bad news

If the good news is that the Reserve Bank expects rates to be lower for longer, the bad news is why it thinks that.

Bollard holds OCR, flags slower path for rate rises

Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard isn't expected to start hiking interest rates again until the middle of next year after he held the official cash rate at 3 per cent today.

<i>Bernard Hickey - </i> Bollard bets on end to housing love affair

I worry that the banks are trying to unleash those animal spirits in the housing markets again.

Bollard leaves OCR at 3pc

The Reserve Bank has left the Official Cash Rate on hold at 3 per cent. In his Monetary Policy Statement, Governor Alan Bollard said the pace of economic growth 'appears to have moderated'.

Eurozone future not bright, despite Irish rescue

Ireland's travails may be short-lived, but the eurozone's future is not looking good.

Europe will lurch from crisis to crisis until currency is split

<i>Dollar Outlook</i>: Kiwi to take a breather as Irish go to IMF, EU

<i>Mark Lister</i>: A beginner's guide to quantitative easing

NZ dollar trades thinly overnight

<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Plan to rebalance economy shredded

<i>Inside Money :</i> Shall we return to the gold old days?

Obama defends push to keep dollar strong