WELLINGTON, May 10- In the global currency arena small player New Zealand probably deployed its last best tactic this week- a strategically timed disclosure. The country's central bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, knocked around half a cent off the New Zealand dollar after divulging at a parliamentary committee that it had been active in currency markets.
*New Zealand dollar slides as RBNZ says it has intervened. But the New Zealand dollar fell after the country's central bank said it had intervened to try to restrain the strength of the currency.
WELLINGTON, May 8- The New Zealand dollar may appreciate more if investors expect that the country's economy is outperforming, raising speculation that interest rates in the country will rise, the central bank said on Wednesday.
SYDNEY, May 8- Major currencies got off to a sleepy start in Asia on Wednesday following an uninspired session overnight, but the New Zealand dollar stood out after the central bank complained it was overvalued, prompting markets to briefly sell the kiwi.
WELLINGTON/ SYDNEY, May 7- The Australian dollars was under pressure on Tuesday as the market remained deeply divided on the chance of a cut in interest rates from the Reserve Bank of Australia later in the session. *The New Zealand dollar at $0.8510 from Monday's late local level of $0.8545. It traded $0.8486 to $0.8550 overnight.