Wellington, Sept 3 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar continued to climb overnight, ending the week on a stronger note than the start. By 8am today the NZ dollar was buying 71.44c from US71.28c at 5pm yesterday, after reaching a high of nearly US71.80c overnight.

Wellington, Sept 2 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar leaped against the Australian dollar today on a combination of good news on this side of the Tasman and disappointing news on the other side.

Wellington, Sept 2 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar climbed further overnight after upbeat data around the world soothed worries about the health of the global economy, boosting investors' appetite for riskier assets.

Wellington, Sept 1 NZPA - A day after falling in reaction to the collapse of South Canterbury Finance the New Zealand dollar rose in reaction to strong economic data in Australia and China. The NZ dollar was at US70.19c at 5pm from US69.72c at 8am and US70.30c at 5pm yesterday.

Wellington, Sept 1 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell further overnight, following yesterday's bail out of South Canterbury Finance (SCF) and Monday's evidence of weaker business confidence.

Wellington, Aug 31 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar lost about a cent in the last 24 hours after business confidence weakened and the government bailed out significant lender South Canterbury Finance (SCF).

Wellington, Aug 31 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar weakened further overnight, after yesterday afternoon's National Bank Business Outlook reported another sharp fall in business confidence.

Wellington, Aug 30 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar eased this afternoon as another sharp fall in business confidence was reported. The National Bank's Business Outlook report for August showed further signs of economic regression after recovery in the first half of this year.

Wellington, Aug 30 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar strengthened against major currencies, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke allayed fears about the growth outlook in the United States.

Wellington, Aug 27 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar consolidated above the support level of US70c today to end a week of mixed signals about the global economic recovery. By 5pm the NZ dollar was at US70.52c, up slightly from US70.37c and from US70.29c at 5pm yesterday.

Wellington, Aug 27 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar pushed up in early morning trade but then lost steam and returned to earlier levels. Around 8am the kiwi was buying US70.37c, little changed from US70.29c at 5pm, having peaked around US70.90c about 2am.

Wellington, Aug 26 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar recovered a tumble to a seven-week low against the greenback as equity markets firmed today. The NZ dollar was at US70.29c at 5pm from US69.86c at 8am and US70.15c at 5pm yesterday.

Wellington, Aug 26 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar tumbled to a seven-week low against the greenback, even as the United States currency remained under broad pressure. ANZ bank said the kiwi had tracked equity performance overnight.

Wellington, Aug 25 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell to its lowest level against the yen in three months and headed down toward support at US70c as international events continued to dictate direction in a week with little in the local economic diary.

Wellington, Aug 25 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar pushed higher against the greenback early today as data showed sales of previously occupied homes in the United States during July fell to the lowest level in 15 years.

Wellington, Aug 24 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar drifted in relatively narrow ranges against a backdrop of weak equity markets and worries about the global economy. Around 5pm the NZ dollar was at US70.31c, down from US70.69c at 8am and US70.65c at 5pm yesterday.

Wellington, Aug 24 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar pushed up against the greenback in the first part of the overnight session, but then fell away as equities in the United States gave up early gains.

Wellington, Aug 23 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar strengthened against the Australian currency, following the weekend's inconclusive election result across the Tasman then drifted back.

Wellington, Aug 23 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar strengthened against the Australian currency when trading started for the week, following the weekend's inconclusive election result across the Tasman.

Wellington, Aug 20 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar drifted today after falling against the greenback on Thursday night as fear stalked world markets again. By 5pm the NZ dollar was buying US70.45c, down from US70.74c at 8am, which was down from US71.13c at 5pm yesterday.

Wellington, Aug 20 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell against the greenback as fear stalked world markets again, with the latest economic data from the United States raising new worries that the world's largest economy is nearly stuck.

Wellington, Aug 19 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar slipped slightly today after Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard issued a warning against excessive price rises when the goods and services tax rises in October 1.

Wellington, Aug 19 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar surged against the Australian currency overnight as the election across the Tasman on Saturday remains too close to call.

Wellington, Aug 18 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar retreated a little today after gaining some of the ground when firm sharemarkets and solid European debt auction restored some appetite for risk.

Wellington, Aug 18 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar continued to gain some of the ground lost to the greenback last week as investors found more of their appetite for risk. By 8am today the kiwi was buying US71.24c, up from US71.02c at 5pm yesterday.

Wellington, Aug 17 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar continued to pull away from yesterday's more than one-month low, recovering to above US71c as the US dollar gave back more of last week's gains.

Wellington, Aug 17 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar regained some lost ground against the greenback as traders decided the United States currency's rally last week was too fast.

Wellington, Aug 16 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell today along with a weak Australian dollar as news that Japanese growth slowed to a crawl added to worries about the pace of the global economic recovery.

Wellington, Aug 16 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell to its lowest level in nearly four weeks against the greenback, which had its best week against major currencies in nearly two years.

Wellington, Aug 13 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar rose today after retail sales data was better than expected. It was US71.41c at 5pm, having risen more than half a US cent in response to the data. It was US71.89c at 8am and US71.27c at 5pm on Friday.