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• RPT-New Zealand/Australia Morning Call-Global markets Monday, 1 Oct 2012 | 2:25 PM ET

  Gold 1787.00 Silver 34.350 Gold 1770.69 Light Crude 92.48---------------------------------------------------------------- vernight market action with latest New York figures. NEW YORK- U.S. stocks pared gains, with the Nasdaq turning negative on Monday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered a broad defense of the central bank's controversial bond-buying stimulus plan.

• Australia shares flat, Chinese PMI cuts gains Monday, 1 Oct 2012 | 3:02 AM ET

  SYDNEY, Oct 1- Australian shares ended flat on Monday, giving up early gains after data showing China's manufacturing sector remained in contraction in September fuelled investor worries about weak global growth. Mining and steel maker Arrium.

• Australia shares finish flat as China PMI weighs Monday, 1 Oct 2012 | 2:19 AM ET

  SYDNEY, Oct 1- Australian shares finished flat on Monday, after data showing that while China's manufacturing sector had improved somewhat in September, it remained in contraction, heightening investors' worries about weak global economic growth.

• Aussie skids to 3-wk lows on China data, bonds jump Monday, 1 Oct 2012 | 1:57 AM ET

  SYDNEY/ WELLINGTON, Oct 1- The Australian dollar eased 0.3 percent to three-week lows against the U.S. dollar on Monday after China's manufacturing PMI disappointed a market already worried about global growth and Europe's debt issues.

• Opportunities for the Chinese Investor in New Zealand  Monday, 27 Aug 2012 | 9:20 PM ET

  

  Bill English, Deputy Prime Minister & Finance Minister of New Zealand says the rebuilding of Christchurch offers a wide range opportunities for offshore investors looking to enter the market.

• The World's Most Remote Resorts Friday, 4 May 2012 | 9:06 AM ET

  

  Getting away from it all gets harder and harder, as cell phones and 4G devices keep us tapped into our lives. These 10 getaways take up that challenge, spiriting you away from worldly cares.

• How to Trade on a Rate Cut Down Under Monday, 30 Apr 2012 | 9:43 AM ET

  

  Australia's central bank will announce an interest rate decision during Asian trading hours. Here's how to get ready.

• NZ Retail Sales Get Rugby Cup Boost but Rates Seen on Hold Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012 | 10:37 PM ET

  

  New Zealand retail sales volumes grew more than expected in the December quarter, helped by spending during the Rugby World Cup, but the upbeat data did not alter expectations that interest rates will stay low for now in an uncertain global economy.

• RBNZ Keeps Rates on Hold  Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012 | 5:30 PM ET

  

  Hamish Pepper, FX Strategist, Asia Pacific, Barclays Capital expects the RBNZ to start increasing rates in the second half of 2012.

• Travel Outlook After the Rugby World Cup: Air NZ CEO  Thursday, 6 Oct 2011 | 8:20 PM ET

  

  The rugby world cup is in full swing, and it's giving a lift to Air New Zealand. CEO Rob Fyfe talks about the outlook after the world cup.

• Kiwi Gets Rattled, Euro Gets Greeced Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | 7:44 AM ET

  

  Earthquakes in New Zealand hit the kiwi, and bickering over Greek debt dents the euro — it's time for your Monday FX Fix.

• Hong Kongers Hooked on Work Thursday, 2 Jun 2011 | 4:03 AM ET

  

  Hong Kongers are Asia Pacific’s most hardworking people, with 77 percent glued to work outside of office hours, compared with a regional average of 66 percent, according to recruitment firm Robert Half.

• Euros Are Dropping, Dollar Is Flying Monday, 23 May 2011 | 9:43 AM ET

  How unloved is the euro? Even Iceland is spewing the single currency. Time for your FX Fix.

• The Dollar Gets No Respect, and Moody's Is Down on Greece Monday, 7 Mar 2011 | 9:58 AM ET

  

  Traders are "short" the dollar at record levels, and Moody's has downgraded Greece - a lot. It's time for your FX Fix.

• Scenes from New Zealand Earthquake 2011 Sunday, 27 Feb 2011 | 11:40 PM ET

  

  The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck New Zealand's second largest city last week killed at least 148 people and forced hundreds to evacuate for fear of further aftershocks.

• Millions Gathering Worldwide to Ring in New Year Friday, 31 Dec 2010 | 11:46 AM ET

  

  Multicolored starbusts and gigantic sparklers lit the midnight sky over Sydney Harbor in a dazzling fireworks show witnessed by 1.5 million enthusiastic spectators who camped out all day to ring in the new year.

• Goldman Sachs 2011 Forecast: Stocks, Gold, Oil Higher Monday, 6 Dec 2010 | 11:33 AM ET

  

  Goldman Sachs is bullish on the U.S. economy for 2011, and forecasts U.S. stocks will see their third straight year of gains.

• 'Bankrupt' Western Governments Need 'Ruthanasia' Wednesday, 8 Sep 2010 | 5:44 AM ET

  

  Western governments are bankrupt, Ruth Richardson, ex-New Zealand finance minister whose austerity cuts were dubbed "Ruthanasia," warned in a CNBC interview.

• Drillers Seek Scotch Lost in Antarctica in 1909 Monday, 16 Nov 2009 | 12:50 PM ET

  A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whiskey that has been on the rocks since a century ago.

• Airline Has Nothing to Hide. Really. Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009 | 11:00 AM ET

  

  The instructions in Air New Zealand’s new in-flight safety video are given by employees who are nude except for body paint and strategically placed seat belts.