The New Zealand dollar may fall this week as signs of weaker global growth wrong-foot record bets on further gains in the kiwi. The local dollar recently traded at 84.05 US cents from 84.19 cents in New York on Friday. The trade-weighted index fell to 77.79 from 77.91. The kiwi may trade in a range of 83.30 US cents to …

Restaurant Brands, which operates the local KFC, Starbucks, Pizza Hut and Carl’s Jr fast-food brands, has dismissed speculation it might be in the running to buy 40 KFC stores in Western Australia. The Auckland-based company has denied media reports that it might be looking at buying Competitive Foods’ KFC stores in Western Australia, it said in a statement to the …

The New Zealand dollar fell against most of its trading peers amid concern the US and Chinese economies may be stumbling, weighing on growth assets such as equities, the kiwi and Australian dollars. The New Zealand dollar fell to 83.89 US cents from 84.19 cents in late New York trading on Friday. The trade-weighted index slipped to 77.65 from 77.91. …