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Dollar falls amid rate hike jitters
New Zealand dollar drops after US Federal Reserve talked up the chances of US rate hike.

Yuan fall no cause for panic
An expert in the Chinese travel market says the devaluation of the yuan will have a mixed impact on the China visitor market but is advising New Zealand operators not to panic.

Bernard Hickey: Brace for a currency war
The fall in the New Zealand dollar to US65c from US85c a year ago has been a blessing and a curse, writes Bernard Hickey.

Hawaii gets a boost to the Max
Hawaii tourism boss thanking Max Key for giving island tourism a boost with his social media postings and video.

Hedging slows dollar dip impact
The full impact of the New Zealand dollar's decline over the past few weeks will take time to work its way into the economy.

Matt O'Brien: The scam called Bitcoin
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether Bitcoin is more like Ponzi scheme or a pyramid scheme.

Kiwis cash in on ditch deal
An Auckland foreign exchange had New Zealanders clawing to swap their Kiwi dollars for Aussies yesterday.

Editorial: Transtasman parity worth a celebration
Is "parity" worth a party? As our dollar approached equal value with Australia's on Monday, it was not hard to find party poopers.

NZ dollar forecast to ease against US
The New Zealand dollar is continuing its record-breaking run against the Australian dollar in recent weeks and was last night closing in on parity.

Dollar knocks on door of Aussie parity
The New Zealand dollar has been knocking on the door of parity with the Australian dollar over Easter, touching just under 99.7c tonight.

All new highs for Kiwi dollar
The New Zealand dollar has moved another step closer to parity with the Australian dollar this morning hitting another post float high of 99.65c in New York trading.

€1.1t stimulus plan starts tomorrow
The final countdown is under way for the European Central Bank's programme of government bond purchases, which has already fuelled a debt market rally that sent yields across the euro region to....