Wellington, Feb 12 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar ended off its best levels today after retail sales data came in lower than expected.

Wellington, Feb 11 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar hitched a ride higher with the Australian dollar in reaction to news of stronger than expected jobs growth across the Tasman, but it lost ground on the Australian cross.

Wellington, Feb 8 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar ended its domestic session down from its opening level but above a five-month low, close to US68c, it reached on Saturday. Dealers expect US dollar strength and worries about sovereign debt in Europe to be ongoing themes.

Wellington, Jan 21 NZPA - The prices of listed property trust fell today after the Tax Working Group yesterday recommended the Government consider a land tax and removal of depreciation allowances on buildings.

Wellington, Jan 21 NZPA - The NZ dollar got a lift from strong retail sales data today but it did not last for long as the US dollar surged to a four-month high after China reported strong fourth quarter growth.

Wellington, Jan 18 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket's new year rally took another knock today following on from a weak United States market performance on Friday and ahead of some key economic data in New Zealand this week.

Wellington, Jan 18 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar traded in a relatively narrow range on Monday ahead of the December quarter Consumer Price Index report on Wednesday and retail sales data on Thursday. "This week is a heavy duty one New Zealand data wise," Westpac said in a commentary.

Wellington, Jan 14 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar rose today after a stronger than expected employment report in Australia made this part of the world a more attractive investment destination.

Wellington, Jan 8 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar consolidated today ahead of the release of US non-farm payroll data in the United States.

Wellington, Jan 8 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell away against the greenback overnight from a seven-week high reached on the back of strong Australian retail sales data yesterday afternoon.