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RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr Speaking To Bloomberg
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 12:01 pm | XE.com
RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr has been speaking to Bloomberg . The key points mentioned are: RBNZ’s strategy is to keep the yield curve low & flat Doesn’t want to the OCR (official cash rate) to go negative at this point Prepared for negative ... More >>
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Pre-budget Speech
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 1:34 pm | XE.com
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern given a pre-budget. Her key points are: Country about to enter a very tough winter Budget 2020 will look to accelerate employment, empower businesses, and stimulate economy Projections suggest economic shock could ... More >>
Preliminary ANZ Business Confidence & Own Activity Release
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 1:11 pm | XE.com
The preliminary ANZ Business Confidence & Own Activity Outlook data for March have just been released. ANZ decided to publish the preliminary survey results, given the current environment, rather than wait until they have all the data for ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 8:10 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6385 (mid-rate) this morning. Coronavirus headlines continue to take centre stage in the absence of any notable economic data releases. Global equity markets along with risk-linked currencies remain under pressure and appear ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Friday, 7 February 2020, 9:10 am | XE.com
The NZD opens at 0.6460 Fairly quiet night for the Kiwi, with NZ enjoying a Waitangi Day holiday yesterday. The smart ones will extend that into a 4 day weekend, so NZ Inflation Expectations out at 3:00 pm could react a little more aggressively than ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 8:33 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6488 (mid-rate) this morning. Risk appetite has increased sharply amid expectations China will add more stimulus measures to provide liquidity to markets. With the Shanghai index leading the way yesterday afternoon, global equity ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 8:43 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6529 (mid-rate) this morning. Risk-linked currencies remain under pressure with both the NZD and AUD edging lower against the majors. European and US equity markets have bounced off their respective lows partially offsetting ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Thursday, 23 January 2020, 8:37 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6586 (mid-rate) this morning. It’s been another quiet night for currency markets with only the CAD and GBP breaking out of tight ranges. The Canadian dollar slipped lower after the Bank of Canada kept their interest rate unchanged ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 8:29 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6606 (mid-rate) this morning. Market volatility continues to wane and with the US closed for Martin Luther King day it’s been a predictably slow start to our trading week. There has been little reaction to the latest International ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Friday, 17 January 2020, 12:21 pm | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6627 (mid-rate) this morning. US Retail sales data out overnight showed solid gains in line with expectations. Most of the gains came in the food and beverage, health and personal care sectors as well as Gasoline stations. The ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Thursday, 16 January 2020, 9:34 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6613 (mid-rate) this morning. The much awaited Phase 1 trade deal between China and the USA has now been signed. The deal requires China to buy increasing amounts of US Goods and services, including agricultural products and ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 10:17 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6617 (mid-rate) this morning. Currency markets are firmly focused on tonight's signing of the US-China phase 1 trade deal. Most interest surrounds how much detail will be revealed by both sides. In the USA President Trump will no ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 11:13 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6640 (mid-rate) this morning. The Australian Dollar has been the strongest performer in the currency markets overnight. The USA and China are expected to sign phase 1 of their trade deal on Wednesday night and this should take ... More >>
XE Morning Update NZ
Monday, 13 January 2020, 12:13 pm | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6634 (mid-rate) this morning. Currency markets will start the week with a cautious tone after reports overnight of a further rocket attack on an Air base north of Baghdad in Iraq. There are reports of 4 Iraqi soldiers being ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 8:44 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6575 (mid-rate) this morning. Trade flows in both equity and currency markets remain light with investors winding ahead of the fast approaching holiday season. The NZD has consolidated ahead of this morning’s quarterly GDP ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 8:23 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6601 (mid-rate) this morning. Currency markets have shown little reaction to the US China trade deal agreement and have been overshadowed by global equity markets which have surged higher. US equity markets are currently trading ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Friday, 13 December 2019, 8:43 am | XE.com
The NZD opens at 0.6582 All eyes will be on the UK this morning, with the results of their election starting to come thick and fast. The Polls close and the highly anticipated Exit Poll will come in at 11:00 AM NZT. Historically these can be pretty ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 9:03 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6545 (mid-rate) this morning. Markets remain subdued with investors holding off adding to their positions ahead of tomorrow morning’s FOMC meeting and Thursday evening’s UK elections. There has been little reaction to ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Friday, 6 December 2019, 8:45 am | XE.com
The NZD opens up at 0.6543 The Kiwi extended its good recent run yesterday, breaking out to 5 month highs against the USD. Adrian Orr, the RBNZ Governor released his financial stability report, which increases banks minimum capital requirements from ... More >>
XE Morning Update
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 8:56 am | XE.com
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6517 (mid-rate) this morning. Both the NZD and AUD have managed to withstand a fall in risk appetite brought about by Trump’s tariff threats. Following on from Monday’s announcement that the US are about to restore tariffs on all steel ... More >>