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NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may advance as RBNZ seen cutting rates less than some traders expect

The New Zealand dollar may advance this week as the Reserve Bank disappoints some traders positioned for an aggressive interest rate cut of 50 basis points by limiting its reduction to a quarter-point. The kiwi may trade between 63.50 US cents and 67.05 cents, according to a BusinessDesk survey of 11 currency advisers. Six expect the kiwi to gain, four …

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NZ services sector hits most buoyant level in 11 months in June

New Zealand’s services sector, which accounts for about two-thirds of the economy, was at its most buoyant level in 11 months in June. The BNZ-BusinessNZ performance of services index rose 0.1 point to a seasonally adjusted 58.2 last month, its highest level since July 2014, and extending a run of continuous expansion since October 2009. All of the five sub-indices …

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Summerset buys land to expand Warkworth retirement village

Summerset Group, New Zealand’s third-largest listed retirement village operator, has bought land in Warkworth, enabling it to extend its existing village. The Wellington-based company bought an extra 2.4 hectares, which would allow it to build 77 retirement units adjacent to its existing Summerset Falls village, it said in a statement. The current village has 220 residents and is almost complete, with a …

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