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HiFX Morning Update, February 28 2017
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 8:24 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7201 (mid-rate) this morning. Markets have once again been very subdued overnight, with very little in the way of economic data until later in the week. More >>
HifX Morning update - February 27, 2017
Monday, 27 February 2017, 8:41 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7195 (mid-rate) this morning. The NZD continued to trade tight ranges against all its rivals during our trading session on Friday before giving up ground as global sentiment waned on concerns about the integrity. The weekend’s ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update - February 24, 2017
Friday, 24 February 2017, 8:23 am | HiFX
The Kiwi outperformed all its major competitors in the last 24 hours after quiet ranges earlier in the week. The NZD traded a 73 point range to finish up 1.0% higher against the USD. The FOMC meeting minutes yesterday morning at 8am showed that the ... More >>
HiFX Data Update - US Fed Interest Rate Decision
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 9:29 am | HiFX
The US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) have just announced US interest will remain unchanged for now but may raise rates fairly soon. The key points from this meeting include: More >>
HiFX Morning Update, February 23 2017
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 9:23 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7162 (mid-rate) this morning. Currency and equity markets have remained in a holding pattern ahead of this morning’s FOMC monetary policy meeting minutes data release. Overnight the UK Office for National Statistics upwardly ... More >>
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7162 (mid-rate) this morning
Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 9:34 am | HiFX
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction delivered a 3.2% fall for the index compared with a 1.3% increase at the previous auction. More >>
HiFX Morning Update, February 21, 2017
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 9:09 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7184 (mid-rate) this morning. With the US enjoying a long weekend and with very little in the way of economic data releases both currency and equity markets have traded sideways over the past 24hrs. Yesterday’s PPI data release ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update, February 20 2017
Monday, 20 February 2017, 8:36 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7188 (mid-rate) this morning. In what was subdued trading on Friday ahead of the US long weekend the NZD drifted lower against all its major rivals. More >>
HiFX Morning Update, February 17, 2017
Friday, 17 February 2017, 10:37 am | HiFX
The NZD had a quiet night trading only a 37 point (0.5%) range against the USD, about half what we would normally expect. The Kiwi opens fractionally higher against the USD & AUD, steady with GBP and CAD, but was outperformed by the EUR and Yen ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update, February 16 2017
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 8:48 am | HiFX
The NZD along with the AUD have pushed higher against all the majors over the past 24hrs More >>
HiFX Morning Update - September 15 2017
Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 8:56 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7157 (mid-rate) this morning. The U.S. dollar strengthened against all its major rivals after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen left the door wide open for a rate hike at next month’s monetary policy meeting. Yellen ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update, February 14, 2017
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 8:25 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7175 (mid-rate) this morning. The NZD has edged lower against the majority of its trading partners overnight with yesterday’s better than expected electronic card transactions data release (which bodes well for Friday’s retail ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update, February 13 2017
Monday, 13 February 2017, 8:55 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7185 (mid-rate) this morning. The NZD continued to trade tight ranges against all its major rivals on Friday evening, still unable to break back above 72 cents against the USD. Global sentiment improved on Friday as the news broke ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update - February 10, 2017
Friday, 10 February 2017, 8:20 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7185 (mid-rate) this morning. The NZD has sold off heavily against all of its major competitors after the RBNZ Monetary Policy announcement yesterday morning The Reserve Bank Governor Graham Wheeler left the OCR unchanged ... More >>
HiFX Data Update - RBNZ Gov post-OCR press conference
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 12:21 pm | HiFX
The Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler has just delivered his post-OCR decision press conference: His key points mentioned are: The NZ economy is growing well RBNZ has adopted ‘a very neutral bias’ (removed easing bias) Biggest global risk is ... More >>
RBNZ Official Cash Rate Decision - No Change - NZD Lower
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 10:08 am | HiFX
The RBNZ have maintained the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 1.75%. This was widely expected. The key points in the RBNZ statement are: More >>
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7303 (mid-rate) this morning
Thursday, 9 February 2017, 9:26 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7303 (mid-rate) this morning. A lack of direction as we await economic data releases has seen all markets trade sideways over the past 24hrs. At 9:00am this morning the first RBNZ monetary policy statement of the New Year will ... More >>
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7314 (mid-rate) this morning
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 9:44 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7314 (mid-rate) this morning. The NZD has made small gains against all its rivals over the past 24hrs, following yesterday’s better than expected inflation report and a surprise increase in this morning’s GDT index. The Reserve ... More >>
HiFX Data Update - RBNZ Inflation Expectations - NZD higher
Tuesday, 7 February 2017, 3:32 pm | HiFX
The RBNZ just released the results of their Q1 Inflation Expectations Survey. The inflation expectations were higher when compared with Q4 2016 figures. 1 year inflation expectations +1.56% (compared with Q4 +1.29%) 2 year inflation expectations +1.92% ... More >>
HiFX Morning Update - February 7, 2016
Tuesday, 7 February 2017, 8:56 am | HiFX
The NZDUSD opens at 0.7315 (mid-rate) this morning. Friday nights focus was on the US non-farm payrolls report. Unemployment rose to 4.8% v’s 4.7% expected which can be put largely down to the increased participation rate coming in at 62.9% vs ... More >>