The financial market now expects the Reserve Bank will not increase the OCR from 3 to 3.25 per cent until June next year.

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

The New Zealand dollar will try to break above 80 US cents this week after the Federal Reserve said it will start printing US$600 billion.

The Reserve Bank has left the Official Cash Rate on hold at 3 per cent.