Tag Archives: EUR/NZD
Financial Markets Wrap – January: Jim-Jams
In a battle between domestic strength and emerging-market induced risk aversion, the latter gained the upper hand
Weekly Forex & Interest Rate Outlook
Despite a probable RBNZ interest rates hike on 13 March, markets have picked on the NZD to express negative sentiment towards risky assets globally.
Weekly Commentary
All eyes were firmly on the Reserve Bank’s January OCRReview last week. While we were always expecting theRBNZ to remain on hold, with the New Zealand economygathering momentum and
Weekly Overview
To help Kiwi businesspeople and householders make informed financial decisions by discussing theeconomy and its implications in a language they can understand.
Weekly Forex & Interest Rate Outlook
The negative sentiment towards emerging markets should weigh on the NZD this week.That is despite NZ economic data pointing to an acceleration in growth (Chart 2),
Weekly Commentary
The recent run of strong economic data has solidified thecase for higher interest rates this year; now it’s the tacticalconsiderations around how to kick off that process thatare coming to the fore.
Daily FX Wrap and Strategy
The NZDUSD opens little changed this morning at the0.8260 level, overnight it survived one shank lower in vapidmarkets that drew out buyers demand in front of the US 82cent level.
Weekly Forex & Interest Rate Outlook
Weak NZ inflation and housing data plus broad US dollar strength should hurt NZD/USD this week. NZ’s Q4 CPI release may alarm some with its low headline quarterly rate, although familiar observers will note Q4 is seasonally weak.
Weekly Commentary
The evidence continues to pile up that the economy is nowsteaming ahead – and signs are emerging that that’s startingto eat into spare capacity.
Daily FX Wrap and Strategy
The NZD/USD sits notably higher at 0.8370 this morning.The NZD was a beneficiary of fairly placid marketsovernight and solid risk appetite, in the wake of lastFriday’s payrolls release.
Weekly Forex & Interest Rate Outlook
The NZD has been the outperformer of 2014. Fundamentalssuggest that should continue.Our economic data pulse mode (Chart 2), which captureseconomic momentum, is riding high.
Weekly Commentary
Before large swathes of the population started theirannual migration to beaches and holiday hotspots aroundNew Zealand, there was a flurry of activity on theNew Zealand data calendar.