Wall Street declined, as did US Treasuries, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may begin tapering its US$85 billion-a-month bond-buying program later this year if the economy strengthens in line with its expectations. Bernanke, who spoke at a press conference after a scheduled two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, also said the Fed might …

Mykris Ltd, the NZAX listed Malaysian Internet Service Provider announced its Preliminary Financial Results to 31 March 2013. Mr. Chew, Chairman and CEO advised “We have had our first year as a listed company in NZ and it has been a very strong year.” The highlights of the report were total revenue of $8.88 million, EBITDA of $2.63 million and …

New Zealand’s current account deficit narrowed as expected in the first quarter as volumes and prices of dairy exports rose and visitors spent more, lifting the balance on goods and services. The current account deficit fell to $663 million in the three months ended March 31, from a revised $3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Statistics …