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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.
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OCR hike not till December, say bank economists
Global turmoil in global markets means the next OCR hike is now likely to be December, not September, say a growing number of bank ecnomists.
![Bernard Hickey: 10 things Key and Bollard can do with the dollar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bernard Hickey: 10 things Key and Bollard can do with the dollar
John Key says there's nothing he can do about the high currency. He means there's nothing he wants to do about the high currency.
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High dollar tough, says Key, but intervention won't work
Prime Minister John Key has acknowledged the high currency is tough for exporters, but said intervention by the Reserve Bank was unlikely to be successful.
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Bollard keeps rate at 2.5 per cent
The official cash rate has been held 2.5 per cent, as expected. Alan Bollard said the strength of the New Zealand dollar may limit the need for future rate hikes in the short term.
![Joe Beaglehole: Let the people decide on economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Joe Beaglehole: Let the people decide on economy
Balancing tax and spending is not a task we can afford to cede to appointed experts...