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The New Zealand dollar pared its decline during the local session as exporters took advantage of the strengthening greenback to ramp up their hedging with a cheaper entry point. The kiwi increased to 82.13 US cents at 5pm from 81.88 cents at 8am, down from 82.90 cents yesterday. The trade-weighted index fell to 77.13 from 77.46 yesterday. New Zealand’s currency …

The New Zealand dollar fell as optimism of a US recovery raises the prospect of an end to quantitative easing in the world’s largest economy. The kiwi dropped to 81.82 US cents from 82.90 at 5pm yesterday. The trade-weighted index slid to 76.88 from 77.46 yesterday. The US Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against its major trading partners, was …

The New Zealand dollar fell as optimism of a US recovery raises the prospect of an end to quantitative easing in the world’s largest economy. The kiwi dropped to 81.82 US cents from 82.90 at 5pm yesterday. The trade-weighted index slid to 76.88 from 77.46 yesterday. The US Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against its major trading partners, was …

The New Zealand dollar declined after better-than-expected US retail sales added to confidence the world’s largest economy is expanding, reducing demand so-called growth assets outside of the US including the kiwi. The kiwi dollar fell to 82.53 US cents from 83.05 cents yesterday. The trade-weighted index weakened to 77.19 from 77.67. A report late yesterday showed US retail sales posted …

The New Zealand dollar may decline this week as a resurgent US currency is buoyed by optimism growth is accelerating in the world’s largest economy. The kiwi dollar recently traded at 82.77 US cents, from 82.98 cents late Friday in New York, and earlier touched a seven-week low of 82.58 cents. The dollar may trade in a range of 81.50 …

The New Zealand dollar fell after a report that the US Federal Reserve is planning to slow its policy of quantitative easing, increasing the attractiveness of US dollar assets. The kiwi fell to 82.74 US cents from 82.98 cents in late New York trading on Friday. The trade-weighted index fell to 77.45 from 77.56. The US dollar rose against other …

The New Zealand dollar fell as the greenback strengthened above 100 yen to a four-year high on speculation an improvement in the U.S. economy may bring forward an end to quantitative easing. The kiwi fell to 83.90 US cents from 84.56 cents at 5pm yesterday, having dropped as low as 83.51. The trade weighted index fell to 77.86 from 77.97. …

The New Zealand dollar dropped to a two-week low after the Reserve Bank confirmed its first intervention in currency markets for six years, and after it took a shot at the country’s bubbling property market. The kiwi fell as low as 83.62 US cents, trading at 8397 cents at 5pm from 84.55 cents at 8am and 84.94 cents yesterday. The …

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand says it intervened in foreign exchange markets in an attempt to drive the kiwi lower. It gave no details of the size of the intervention. The kiwi dollar tumbled to 83.90 US cents from 84.48 cents before his comments were telegraphed at the finance and expenditure select committee in Wellington. The trade-weighted index dropped …

The New Zealand dollar, which has gained 11 percent from its lows a year ago on a trade-weighted basis, is “significantly overvalued,” Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler says. He made the comments at a media briefing in Wellington following the release of the bank’s six-monthly financial stability report, which highlighted the risks of an overheating housing market. The bank expects …