Forex Forecast

Weekly Commentary

The early part of last week was dominated by news fromoffshore. At a major central bank conference,

The events of the last week reinforced the message thatconditions for the New Zealand economy have softenedsince the start of the year.

NAB Business Survey improves further in July. Business conditions not only held up in July,

Last week we released our latest Quarterly EconomicOutlook. If you haven’t seen it already, it’s well worth aread.

The past month has seen considerable traction made toward our end-of-year targets, as NZD underperformed amidst a broader USD rally.

RBA keep rates steady Tuesday again noting “the most prudent course is likely to be a period of stability in interest rates”,

Last week’s labour market data raised fresh doubts aboutthe economy’s capacity to

Unsettling news continues to emerge from China, and fromsome of New Zealand’s key export industries.

USD: Some key events in July have reinforced our belief that Federal Reserve forward guidance will come under

A key factor driving house prices has been natural demand from a rapidly growing population.

Since Graham Wheeler came to the helm, the Reserve Bankseems to have been operating a “no surprises” policy forOCR decisions.

The JPY has been trading within the past few months’ trading range. There is limited room for the BoJ to easing monetary policy further,