Market sees National in box seat, but `fundamental` differences with NZ First remain
(WorldNews Business)

As financial markets prepare for weeks of coalition negotiations, focus will be on trying to decipher Winton Peters` bottom lines for the economy. In the days leading up to the election, as political polls showed National appeared to have established a lead, the New Zealand dollar `liked it` and rose steadily, ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie said. `We`re in what was the odds-on scenario,` Bagrie said, with NZ First holding the balance of power but National in the strongest position to form a coalition government. Currency and interest rate markets were likely to remain steady in the short term, due to the...