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Weekly Forex & Interest Rate Outlook

NZD/USD Outlook: Up this week With the removal of US debt default risks for the next few months at least,

The Week Ahead in FX

In the week ahead, U.S. data releases will be in focus after the shutdown delayed the release of some key economic reports.

Eye on the horizon – longer-term economic forecasts for New Zealand

We are often asked for our longer-term economic forecasts. In this bulletin we respond to those requests by extending our forecasts out to 2023.

BIS banter

Last month the BIS released its triennial survey charting FX volumes acrosscurrencies, counterparties and products.

The Inflation Zone

* Inflation above expectations * RBNZ relieved? * Core measures perking up

The Week Ahead in FX

In the week ahead, investors will continued to closely monitor political developments in Washington.

A respite for the US dollar

USD: slightly firmer The DXY dollar index firmed slightly to 80.55 this week, helped by the Democrats and Republicans resuming talks over the US budget.

Manufacturing Growth…Check

* PMI slows further in September * Further hints of a peaking Canterbury pulse

G10 Macroprudentials and FX implications

For much of the past 3-4 years, our quarterly Currency Strategy has recommended small, fundamentally strong peripheral G10 currencies at the expense of their money-printing G4 counterparts.

Economy Watch – QSBO: Inflation Drivers Complete Le Mans Start

This morning’s Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) was, overall, about as we expected. As such, it was consistent with the idea that GDP growth is picking up to an above-trend pace,

The Week Ahead in FX

In the week ahead, investors will continued to closely monitor political developments in Washington.

The Week Ahead in FX

In the week ahead, investors will be focusing on Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, for indications on whether the economic recovery is sufficiently strong for the Fed to