Wall Street resumed its climb to new records, underpinned by the confidence that central banks around the world are supporting growth. Financial stocks including Bank of America and Citigroup received a boost from billionaire hedge-fund manager David Tepper who called US banks “a good sector” in an interview with CNBC. Shares of Bank of America were up 2.3 percent, while …

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 …

Wall Street resumed its climb to new records, underpinned by the confidence that central banks around the world are supporting growth. Financial stocks including Bank of America and Citigroup received a boost from billionaire hedge-fund manager David Tepper who called US banks “a good sector” in an interview with CNBC. Shares of Bank of America were up 2.3 percent, while …