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Euro-zone troubles linger on world markets

Plea to RBNZ on bonds

Shock S P change sends kiwi falling

The New Zealand dollar fell one US cent in minutes when credit rating company Standard & Poor's changed the outlook on the country's long-term currency rating.

Fletcher and Contact Energy gain as market rises

Trading in Pike River Coal shares was suspended and trading in the shares of its biggest shareholder New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG) was halted yesterday as the investment community extended their sympathies and also waited for news.

Cut-throat pricing puts Leeming in red

<i>Chris Worthington:</i> Beware promises of financial alchemy

Interest rates to rise if credit rating cut

Standard and Poor's has put NZ on notice of a possible downgrade to its credit rating unless it reduces its reliance on imported savings.

Oz shares catch ride on rail float

The Australian stock market closed higher on a day when trade was dominated by the public float of Queensland freight railways, QR National.

<i>Mark Lister</i>: A beginner's guide to quantitative easing

<i>Brian Gaynor</i>: Muir's departure takes pressure off AGM

<i>Diana Clement</i>: At last, financial protection we all need

Greg Muir quits as Pumpkin Patch chair

A successful shareholders campaign has pushed former Hanover Finance chair Greg Muir from the board of listed clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch.

<i>Inside Money:</i> Why turning Japanese is natural for fund managers

Dollar rises on Irish bailout prospect

<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: Let Muir work some Pumpkin magic

Forget Hanover - what matters is chairman's performance now.

Optimism prevails on world markets overnight