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![Kiwi dollar tipped to gain as equity markets recover](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kiwi dollar tipped to gain as equity markets recover
The New Zealand dollar may rise this week, as equity markets recover from a three-week selloff following the US credit rating downgrade.
![Whitlam: The fading reformer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Whitlam: The fading reformer
His name is synonymous with 70s upheaval but today's young Australians are none the wiser.
![Trans-Pacific trade deal top of agenda at White House](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Trans-Pacific trade deal top of agenda at White House
Closer NZ-US ties move up a notch with leaders' meeting and symbolic visit of Marines next year.
![Greens call for probe into officials' free lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Greens call for probe into officials' free lunches
Big banks shout Treasury staff to meals and events with 'disturbing frequency'.
![Trade chief on a tough mission](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Trade chief on a tough mission
If Peter Chrisp has got the weight of this country's export sector sitting on his shoulders, he doesn't show it.
![Mark Lister: Debt-reduction plans only delay inevitable](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mark Lister: Debt-reduction plans only delay inevitable
Investors need to be wary of risks posed by overseas economies.
![Bernanke comes to the party, world markets rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bernanke comes to the party, world markets rise
World share markets rose overnight after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed was ready to help the US economy if there were further signs of weakness.
![New tax would need to apply to family home to work - Key](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
New tax would need to apply to family home to work - Key
All houses should be included under any property gains tax, Prime Minister John Key says, otherwise...
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Treasury more pessimistic on economic growth than market
The Treasury is more downbeat about economic growth figures this week, saying it expects gross domestic product grew 0.3% in the first three months of the year.