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![<i>NZ Dollar Outlook:</i> Kiwi to have run at US80c](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>NZ Dollar Outlook:</i> Kiwi to have run at US80c
The New Zealand dollar will try to break above 80 US cents this week after the Federal Reserve said it will start printing US$600 billion.
![Tame inflation may show high dollar is doing Bollard's work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tame inflation may show high dollar is doing Bollard's work
New Zealand probably recorded the tamest inflation in a decade in the third quarter, helped by a tepid economy and a rapidly appreciating currency.
![<i>Bernard Hickey: </i> Five ways to control the NZ$ and capital flows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Bernard Hickey: </i> Five ways to control the NZ$ and capital flows
The version of the free market we had wasn't really free or perfect.
![Dairy leads exports up 15pc in August](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dairy leads exports up 15pc in August
Exports were up 15 per cent or $405 million in August from a year earlier to $3.2 billion, led by higher prices for dairy products.
![Current account deficit up $600m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Current account deficit up $600m
Lower taxes from foreign investors have helped push NZ's current account deficit up.
![Dairy and meat push terms of trade up 2.1pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dairy and meat push terms of trade up 2.1pc
Dairy and meat exports were the main contributors to a 3.8 per cent rise in exported goods prices in the June 2010 quarter.
![NZ exports up 12pc in July, dairy leads the charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ exports up 12pc in July, dairy leads the charge
The value of NZ exports rose 12pc last month, according to the latest monthly trade figures.
![Pesticide levels in NZ food unacceptable - lobbyists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pesticide levels in NZ food unacceptable - lobbyists
Pesticide residue in NZ fruit and veg are at worst ever levels, say pro-organic food lobbyists, with one saying new figures "are the worst I have ever seen".
![Australian tomato shortage forecast after mass plant poisoning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australian tomato shortage forecast after mass plant poisoning
Tomato prices across Australia could double or triple in coming months after an act of mass sabotage.
![Current account deficit lowest in 20 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Current account deficit lowest in 20 years
NZ's annual current account deficit reached its lowest level in more than two decades in the year to March, new figures show.
![Cosmetics ingredient could get under skin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cosmetics ingredient could get under skin
Kiwi women are applying makeup that contains potentially toxic materials which have been removed from stores overseas.
![Fancy a feed of fancy crab? Sorry, there's a catch ... well, no catch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fancy a feed of fancy crab? Sorry, there's a catch ... well, no catch
Auckland supplies of an imported seafood delicacy have run out.
![Cult coffee not to be pooh-poohed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cult coffee not to be pooh-poohed
Kopi luwak is a blend made from the droppings of small cat-like creatures found in Indonesia, and costs $50 for 50g here.
![<i>Fran O'Sullivan: </i>Tango with Russia shows promise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Fran O'Sullivan: </i>Tango with Russia shows promise
There's been a victory in the long quest for a Russia free trade deal.
![Specialist companies see big opportunities in store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Specialist companies see big opportunities in store
Specialist companies see big opportunities in store with prospects of a Russian trade deal.