RBNZ lifts OCR to 3.5%, but signals "period of assessment"; Wheeler says high NZ$ unjustified, unsustainable and could fall a lot; NZ$ falls almost a cent

Markets reduce its pricing of an RBA rate cut to 40%, down from 70%; less support seen for NZD over rest of the year

IMF downgrades US in 2014, upgrades for 2015; China's provinces upbeat; Aust sees mortgage war, UST 10yr 2.46%; NZ$1 = US$0.868, TWI = 80.8

From the farm gate to the customer’s table, red meat - NZ’s one-time export star - is again cooking with gas says ANZ's Graham Turley

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Aussie inflation raises their currency, mortgage volumes sag further, Hubbard's trick, wholesale rates rise, and more

IRD says bitcoin should be treated in the same manner as foreign currencies for tax purposes

Labour, Green welcome block to Basin Reserve flyover; Brownlee scathing on Inquiry's decision; says cars still the future; More expenses problems for Claudette Hauiti?;Your view?

Upward trend for US inflation sees USD hit 6-week high against a basket of currencies; EURUSD pairing falls to 8-month low

Expect geo-political tensions to continue along with a flight to safe haven currencies such as the US dollar and Japanese Yen