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While you were sleeping: USD free to fall

Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 7:36 am | Businesswire

October 26 (BusinessDesk) - A consensus to do nothing has given U.S. dollar bears more reason to continue to push the currency lower, triggering gains for both stocks and bonds on Wall Street. More >>

WEEKLY SPORTS DIGEST: Kiwis strong, Phoenix beaten

Monday, 25 October 2010, 10:49 am | Businesswire

25/10/10 Executive sport summary – An overview of the major sporting events – Results, key moments and talking points – Everything you need to know to foot it at the water cooler this week. More >>

World Week Ahead: It's in the earnings

Monday, 25 October 2010, 6:05 am | Businesswire

October 25 (BusinessDesk) - More than 150 U.S. companies will report earnings in the next five days including Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corp and Microsoft Corp as the third-quarter results season takes off. More >>

While you were sleeping: Fed bets rethought

Friday, 22 October 2010, 7:27 am | Businesswire

October 22 (BusinessDesk) - Speculation that the Federal Reserve may not act as decisively as some investors hope took the wind out of Wall Street’s sails after US stocks appeared set to extend their recent rally. More >>

While you were sleeping: Results bolster mood

Thursday, 21 October 2010, 6:43 am | Businesswire

October 21 (BusinessDesk) - Shares on Wall Street rebounded on better-than-expected results from companies including Boeing Co and Yahoo! Inc and renewed expectations of Federal Reserve measures to stimulate growth. More >>

While you were sleeping: China hits reset

Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 7:38 am | Businesswire

October 20 (BusinessDesk) - Stocks in Europe and the U.S. slid as China unexpectedly increased its benchmark interest rate and after Apple Inc’s earnings forecast fell short of some analysts’ expectations. More >>

While you were sleeping: Sigh of relief

Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 7:29 am | Businesswire

October 19 (BusinessDesk) - Shares on Wall Street advanced, helped by better-than-expected results from Citigroup Inc and expectations the Federal Reserve would further ease monetary policy. More >>

World Week Ahead: Setting the agenda

Monday, 18 October 2010, 7:50 am | Businesswire

October 18 (BusinessDesk) - Ben Bernanke couldn’t have made it any clearer on Friday that the Federal Reserve is going to buy more Treasuries in a bid to renew the U.S. economic recovery. More >>

NZ annual inflation may have slowed to 10-year low

Friday, 15 October 2010, 7:41 am | Businesswire

Oct. 15 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand probably recorded the tamest inflation in a decade in the third quarter, helped by a tepid economy and a rapidly appreciating currency. More >>

While you were sleeping: Banks offer distraction

Friday, 15 October 2010, 7:28 am | Businesswire

October 15 (BusinessDesk) - Bank shares led a decline on Wall Street amid concern an investigation into the mortgage industry's foreclosure practices could hurt earnings, providing a distraction from the chaotic trading in the world's currency markets. More >>

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise to highest since May

Thursday, 14 October 2010, 6:03 pm | Businesswire

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise to highest level since May; FPA, RAK and CAV lead gains More >>

While you were sleeping: Equities lift on results

Thursday, 14 October 2010, 7:48 am | Businesswire

October 14 (BusinessDesk) - While the rescue of 33 miners in Chile proceeded at a faster rater than anticipated, optimism from better-than-expected earnings from blue-chip companies and encouraging data from China buoyed the spirits of share markets in ... More >>

Southland bust-up between Fed Farmers, MAF

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 6:53 pm | Businesswire

Oct. 13 (BusinessDesk) – Federated Farmers is caught in a crossfire with the Ministry of Agriculture over an animal cruelty investigation on Southland farms that the lobby group says pushed too hard. More >>

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise on US QE speculation

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 5:55 pm | Businesswire

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise on QE speculation; Wrightson, Steel & Tube and Rakon lead gains More >>

While you were sleeping: Fed confirms easing bias

Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 7:51 am | Businesswire

October 13 (BusinessDesk) - Equities on Wall Street welcomed clarification about Federal Reserve policy makers’ plans for further monetary easing to help propel economic growth. More >>

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks fall; WBC, PGC drop

Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 6:04 pm | Businesswire

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks retreat on China policy jitters, WBC, PGC and PGW lead declines More >>

While you were sleeping: Waiting for the Fed

Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 7:15 am | Businesswire

October 12 (BusinessDesk) - A holding pattern has been established and it's unlikely to be broken until the U.S. Federal Reserve further signals its next move. More >>

World Week Ahead: Equities to extend rally

Monday, 11 October 2010, 5:49 am | Businesswire

October 11 (BusinessDesk) - While the past weekend gathering of finance leaders in Washington may help ease some currency market tensions, investors are still betting heavily on further efforts by global central banks to stoke economic growth. More >>

Japan out of step on free trade agreements: Groser

Thursday, 7 October 2010, 6:03 pm | Businesswire

Oct. 7 (BusinessDesk) – Japan risks being sidelined by other economies in the region if it continues to hold out against free trade agreements because of its reluctance to liberalise trade in agricultural products, Trade Negotiations Minister Tim Groser ... More >>

MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise, Michael Hill leads

Thursday, 7 October 2010, 5:58 pm | Businesswire

Oct. 7 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand stocks rose for the third time in four sessions, reaching their highest level since Sept. 28, after an unexpected jump in Australian job numbers helped sooth investor fears around the pace of the economic recovery. ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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