The RBNZ met last night and announced that it would be continuing holding rates at 5.50% for the foreseeable future. Although broadly happy with domestic labour and inflation readings, it…
In the previous meeting, the RBNZ signalled that it had reached the end of its hiking cycle. It added more ‘staying’ weight to that picture by saying that interest rates…
High beta currencies, like the Australian Dollar and the New Zealand Dollar, tend to fare badly when markets are risk off. However, the NZD is one of the worst-performing currencies…
Over the last 22 years from December 24 to December 31, the NZDUSD pair has gained over 90% of the time and has risen 20 times. The largest gain was…
At the last RBNZ meeting, the bank took a decidedly hawkish tone. The RBNZ recognises that annual inflation remains too high at 7.2% and it hiked by 75bps to 4.25%.…
On November 1 New Zealand house prices showed the first sign of strain with their first annual fall in more than 11 years. Prices fell 0.6% from the previous year…
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand meets this week and there are some mixed expectations for the rate decision. Economists are projecting a 75bps rate hike to 4.25% from the…
The RBNZ meets this week early UK time on August 17. There are growing reasons for the RBNZ to take a more dovish tilt at its central bank meeting and…
One of the benefits of seasonal trading is that it allows you to spot big market themes early on. Here is a good example of how to spot and use…
Major central bank rundown It’s time for your central bank catch-up. The link to the latest statement is at the bottom of each section, so just click there to read…