HiFX's Dan Bell looks at the US Fed's latest FOMC statement, US 'fiscal drag', the big fall in the gold price & next week's Australian interest rate review
PM John Key says neither currency intervention nor money printing would successfully weaken the NZ$ & exporters have to 'ride through' this strong dollar cycle
Bernard Hickey looks at what the RBNZ's statement on the OCR means for interest rates, the exchange rate, the economy and the housing market. Your view?
RBNZ to keep OCR at 2.5% 'through the end of 2013'; wrings hands again on house prices, NZ$; Currency jumps as traders realise RBNZ all bark, no bite; Westpac pushes out OCR hike pick
The Reserve Bank continues to feel the squeeze between the opposing pressures of a rampant Kiwi dollar and rising domestic house prices, particularly in Auckland
Bernard Hickey hears plenty of talk about housing affordability and inadequate housing supply. He is sick of talk and wants to see some action. You agree?
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