8:32 AM Monday Aug 13, 2012
The New Zealand dollar fell against the greenback and the euro as signs of slowing global growth added to concern that Europe's debt crisis is worsening, damping risk appetite.
The New Zealand dollar fell to 81.13 US cents at 8am from 81.31 cents at the close of trading in New York on Friday. The kiwi declined to 66 euro cents from 66.18 cents. The trade weighted index decreased to 72.99 from 73.11.
Click here for more…August 8, 2012
Gold may drop for the first time in four days as the metal's advance to a one-week high encourages sales and as the US dollar's strength saps demand for bullion as an alternative investment. Silver declined.
Click here for more…Monday, August 6, 2012
At the close of trading in New York today, spot prices were as follows:
8/6/2012
Gold
Today...$1,614.00
Change....+$7.20
Week Ago...$1,621.20
Month Ago...$1,579.70
Year Ago...$1,647.40
The New Zealand dollar hit a fresh three-month high against the greenback overnight, with stimulus rumours and New Zealand's higher interest rate helping boost demand for the risk-linked currency in an otherwise muted session.
The kiwi recently traded at US82.13 cents, its highest level since April 30, up from US81.86c at 5pm yesterday. Meanwhile on the Trade Weighted Index of major trading partners' currencies it rose to 73.54 from 73.49.
Click here for more…Tue Aug 7, 2012 1:38am IST
* Bullion investors uncertain over central bank stimulus
* Daily volume in U.S. gold set to be one of year's lowest
* Platinum maintains more than $200/oz discount to gold
* Coming up: U.S. consumer credit data on Tuesday
