The New Zealand dollar fell back below 83 US cents after a US private sector jobs report came in stronger than expected, stoking speculation the Federal Reserve will curtail its money printing sooner than has been projected. The kiwi dollar fell to 82.81 US cents from 83.29 cents at 5pm in Wellington yesterday. The trade-weighted index eased to 76.22 from …

After hitting a fresh intraday high, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up some of those gains as investors looked for a fresh catalyst to extend the rally. In afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was last up 0.23 percent to 14,285.91 after climbing as high as 14,320.65 earlier in the session. The Standard & Poor’s …

If Hugo Chavez was in John Key ‘s place he’d bellow ‘Vete al inferno’ if asked if he planned to go to the funeral of a political leader who was his polar opposite. He’s not of course. Chavez is dead. Finally. Succumbed to cancer. Poisoned by the Americans says Vice President Nicolás Maduro. As he would. Let’s face it the …