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World Week Ahead: Central bankers awaited
Inflation

World Week Ahead: Central bankers awaited

A flurry of central bank meetings and the latest US jobs data will draw the focus of attention in the coming days, while the price of oil will also.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 1st Dec 2014
China's crackdown on polluting tanneries, Russia sanctions drive record slump in lambskin prices
Market

China's crackdown on polluting tanneries, Russia sanctions drive record slump in lambskin prices

Global lambskin prices have collapsed from the first quarter's record highs, as a Chinese crackdown on polluting tanneries and Russian trade sancti.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2014
Pumpkin Patch stock sinks to record low on concern ailing retailer may seek more capital
Capital

Pumpkin Patch stock sinks to record low on concern ailing retailer may seek more capital

Pumpkin Patch shares fell to a record low on concern the unprofitable children's clothing chain may seek new capital to bolster its balance sheet a.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014

Stories from Other Regions

UPDATE: Chorus shares jump after regulator lifts access pricing
Unified Communications

UPDATE: Chorus shares jump after regulator lifts access pricing

Shares of Chorus, the regulated telecommunications network operator, jumped as much as 17 percent after the Commerce Commission lifted the prices i.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
Tony Falkenstein to take over as JWI boss, as Ian Ormiston quits
Dirty Politics

Tony Falkenstein to take over as JWI boss, as Ian Ormiston quits

Tony Falkenstein, founder and majority owner of Just Water International, will take over as head of the water cooler and supplies business after ch.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
Small win for Chorus in Comcom draft decision on copper pricing
Chorus

Small win for Chorus in Comcom draft decision on copper pricing

Regulated telecommunications network operator Chorus had a small win in its long-running stoush with the Commerce Commission over the prices it can.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
NZ dollar jumps vs yen after Moody's cuts Japanese credit rating
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar jumps vs yen after Moody's cuts Japanese credit rating

The New Zealand dollar jumped against the yen after credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service cut Japan's credit rating,The kiwi tou.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
NZ dollar falls as US manufacturing data, Fed speakers loom
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar falls as US manufacturing data, Fed speakers loom

The New Zealand dollar fell ahead of US manufacturing figures, which are expected to show industrial production is growing in the world's biggest e.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Dec 2014
NZ set to gain market share in Chinese softwood log market, AgriHQ says
Market share

NZ set to gain market share in Chinese softwood log market, AgriHQ says

New Zealand, the largest supplier of softwood logs to China, is likely to continue to gain market share over the next five years, according to an i.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Dec 2014
RBNZ constrained in influencing long-term rates, Wheeler says
Property Market

RBNZ constrained in influencing long-term rates, Wheeler says

The Reserve Bank's influence over long-term interest rates is limited by global investor activity, and it may need to call on further macro-prudent.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Dec 2014
NZ dollar rises to record vs. ruble after OPEC decides not to cut oil production
Kiwi

NZ dollar rises to record vs. ruble after OPEC decides not to cut oil production

The New Zealand dollar rose to a record against the Russian ruble amid concerns about the outlook for the Russian economy after OPEC decided agains.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2014
NZ dollar gains, benefiting from weakness in other currencies
Kiwi

NZ dollar gains, benefiting from weakness in other currencies

The New Zealand dollar rose as investors look to exit currencies where central banks may continue with low interest rates and money printing progra.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2014
NZ dollar to stay under pressure until December MPS
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar to stay under pressure until December MPS

The New Zealand dollar was little changed in local trading, and will likely remain under pressure as low inflation expectations and weak dairy pric.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014
UPDATE: MFAT chief John Allen leaves for NZ Racing Board
Racing

UPDATE: MFAT chief John Allen leaves for NZ Racing Board

The chief executive of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, John Allen, is resigning to head up the New Zealand Racing Board.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014
Tourism Holdings lifts annual profit forecast, shares rise
Shares

Tourism Holdings lifts annual profit forecast, shares rise

Tourism Holdings, the biggest campervan rental company in Australia and New Zealand, said annual profit may rise as much as 44 percent on increased.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014
MRP rejects carbon farmer's carbon unit top-up claim, court hears
Shares

MRP rejects carbon farmer's carbon unit top-up claim, court hears

MightyRiverPower has claimed in the High Court it shouldn't have to pay for carbon units issued for years prior to the start of its contract with N.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014
Dorchester more than doubles 1H earnings, raises annual profit guidance
Shares

Dorchester more than doubles 1H earnings, raises annual profit guidance

Dorchester Pacific, the finance and insurance firm buying Turners Group, more than doubled first-half earnings with the contribution from recent ac.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014
Vector cleared to buy Meridian's Arc metering business
Unified Communications

Vector cleared to buy Meridian's Arc metering business

Vector, the Auckland electricity and telecommunications lines company, has been cleared to by Meridian Energy's Arc Innovations metering business.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014