Dene Mackenzie

The week ahead was packed with market-moving data and events both here and abroad, ASB senior economist Nick Tuffley said yesterday.

A report out yesterday finds 83% of New Zealanders worry they will be a victim of online crime and 65% believe it is more likely their credit card information will be stolen online than from their wallets.

New Zealand continues to attract a high number of migrants with October's net monthly inflow of 6210 the highest on record.

The New Zealand dollar is likely to fall to at least US62c in value by the end of the year with the main drivers being tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, an easing Reserve Bank and weak commodity prices.

Australian research firm Morningstar is ending its coverage of Fonterra from January, citing a lack of business pricing power from the co-operative because of its reliance on milk powder earnings.

Otago Chamber of Commerce chief executive Dougal McGowan hopes the Government will go further in the implementation of GST on digital products, saying local retailers are on the back foot in some sectors.

Kiwi Property Group has lifted its interim dividend 1.5% to 3.3c a share after delivering what chief executive Chris Gudgeon called an ''excellent'' financial result.

This month, Australian research firm Morningstar has 13 companies in its Best Stock Ideas list.