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HiFX morning Update June 21 2018
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 8:26 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6861 (mid-rate) this morning. Yesterday’s current account data showing a slowdown in international trade is likely to have weighed on the economy. As of this morning consensus suggests markets are predicting our economy to have ... More >>
HiFX morning Update June 20 2018
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 8:22 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6895 (mid-rate) this morning. Trade war concerns continue to dominate markets. Global equity markets and commodity prices have fallen further after President Donald Trump instructed US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer ... More >>
HiFX morning Update June 19 2018
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 8:35 am | HiFX
The NZD is little changed from yesterday’s open amid subdued trading action as investors assess the potential impact of rising trade tensions between the US and China. More >>
HiFX morning Update June 18 2018
Monday, 18 June 2018, 9:23 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6949 (mid-rate) this morning. Global trade war concerns resurfaced on Friday after President Trump announced plans to impose a 25% tariff on $50b worth of Chinese products that contain “industrially significant technologies." ... More >>
HiFX morning Update June 15 2018
Friday, 15 June 2018, 9:04 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6987 (mid-rate) this morning. A dovish ECB has seen the EUR hit hard, while the USD is stronger across the board after the FOMC statement yesterday morning. The Kiwi has put in a mixed performance in the last 24 hours – lower against ... More >>
HiFX morning Update June 14 2018
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 8:25 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7011 (mid-rate) this morning. This morning and in line with expectations the Federal Reserve Raised its official cash rate range by 25 basis points to 1.75%-2.00%, with the accompanying statement viewed as “hawkish.” Key ... More >>
HiFX morning Update June 13 2018
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 8:25 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7005 (mid-rate) this morning. Markets lacked direction for much of yesterday as investors awaited the outcome of the Singapore summit. Although both leaders hailed the success of their meeting, describing it as the first step ... More >>
HiFX morning Update June 12 2018
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 8:59 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7021 (mid-rate) this morning. Global equity markets are pointing higher and currency markets have consolidated ahead of today’s Singapore summit. An increase in risk appetite has seen the JPY underperform, and it is the weakest ... More >>
HiFX morning Update June 11 2018
Monday, 11 June 2018, 8:44 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7022 (mid-rate) this morning Geopolitical headlines are likely to dominate markets at the start of this week after US President Donald Trump accused Canadian PM Justin Trudeau of engaging in "bad faith diplomacy" and retracted ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update 6 June 2018 - NZDUSD opens at 0.7024
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 9:20 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7024 (mid-rate) this morning. The GBP is the strongest performing of the G10 currencies surging higher after better-than-expected UK service sector PMI. The Survey data from IHS Markit showed the UK service sector activity expanded ... More >>
HiFX morning Update June 1 2018
Friday, 1 June 2018, 8:47 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7000 (mid-rate) this morning. Trading was mixed overnight and most of the major currencies failed to make any meaningful moves. Market participants seem to be biding their time ahead of tonight's much anticipated monthly jobs report ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update, May 31 2018
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 8:22 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6987 (mid-rate) this morning. Reports that Italy's two largest political parties are in talks to agree a new government and avoid a possible snap election has seen yield on Italian treasuries start to reverse yesterday’s move ... More >>
HiFX Data Update - RBNZ Financial Stability Report Release
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 9:49 am | HiFX
The RBNZ has just released its Financial Stability Report . The key points in report are: More >>
Morning Update 30 May 2018: NZDUSD opens at 0.6895
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 9:39 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6895 (mid-rate) this morning. Risk on the back of geopolitical uncertainty has led to a sharp fall in both equities and risk linked currencies. As the UK and US markets opened for the first time this week, reaction to the political ... More >>
Morning Update: NZDUSD opens at 0.6938 (mid-rate)
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 9:25 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6938 (mid-rate) this morning. Trading has so far been fairly subdued with volumes well down amid holidays in both the UK and the US. Geopolitical news has dominated markets over the past 24hrs, the EUR gapped higher on the open ... More >>
Morning Report: NZDUSD opens at 0.6919 (mid-rate)
Monday, 28 May 2018, 9:55 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6919 (mid-rate) this morning. News that Italy’s populist parties have failed to form a government has seen the EUR gap higher on the open this morning. Late last night Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella vetoed Giuseppe ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update, May 25 2018
Friday, 25 May 2018, 8:48 am | HiFX
NZDUSD opens at 0.6932 (mid-rate) this morning. The Kiwi was range-bound yesterday, and without any meaningful economic or geopolitical news, price action was unable to trade outside of a 0.6905 - 0.6935 range. This was the tightest daily range of ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update, May 24 2018
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 8:24 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6919 (mid-rate) this morning. Renewed risk-off sentiment hit markets yesterday afternoon after Donald Trump tweeted that he was not happy with the China trade negotiations so far, despite China reducing import tariffs on autos, ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update, May 23 2018
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 8:45 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6932 (mid-rate) this morning. Currency markets have consolidated with a lack of economic data keeping investors on the side lines. Commodity-linked currencies pushed higher yesterday afternoon but have since retraced the move after ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update, May 22 2018
Tuesday, 22 May 2018, 8:25 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6941 (mid-rate) this morning. Geopolitical risked eased yesterday with markets responding positively to the news that the US and China have agreed to drop tariff threats and work together on a wider agreement. Global equity markets ... More >>