<i>Michael Lang:</i> Beware the lure of gold rush
As gold earns nothing and yields nothing, over the long term it does nothing more than preserve investors' capital from inflation.
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Other banks expected to follow ANZ cut
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Fonterra raises $270 million from its farmers
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Kiwi dollar keeps sliding
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Kiwi dollar tumbles overnight
The New Zealand dollar kept tumbling overnight, after yesterday's inflation news morning when data showed easing inflation pressures.