Currencies news

25 Feb 19, 3:59pm

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a TD cut, and a savings account review, retail sales firm, rural property weak, jail for advisers, swaps slip, NZD up, & more
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Looking beyond the turbulence

25 Feb 19, 8:36am

Roger J Kerr

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After a wild week for the NZ dollar, Roger J Kerr says a positive trade outcome between the US and China would be good for the Kiwi currency
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6841

25 Feb 19, 8:32am

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The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Monday, February 25, 2019
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Markets finished last week in a positive mood

25 Feb 19, 8:17am

Nick Smyth

Equity markets ended the week higher, while bond yields fell; USD was weaker across the board, with commodity currencies the top performers; NZD more-than-fully reversed its earlier losses
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90 seconds at 9 am: US-China talks make progress

25 Feb 19, 7:31am

David Chaston

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US China trade talks likely to be extended; Buffett hit by mark-to-market; Fed mulls pullback; Canada retail lower; IMF wants fees for guarantee; UST 10yr 2.65%; oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9
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Weekend briefing: Fees for bank deposit insurance?

23 Feb 19, 9:13am

David Chaston

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Equities rise on trade hopes; Fed mulls pause in normalisation; Canada retail sales weak; China P2P industry in crisis; AU super risks; IMF calls for deposit guarantee fees; UST 10yr 2.65; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8
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What happened Friday

22 Feb 19, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, broader affordability, Goff wants the 15% on rates, credit card interest cost, swaps, NZD slips, & more
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6802

22 Feb 19, 8:56am

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The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Friday, February 22, 2019
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Risk-off tone

22 Feb 19, 7:47am

Jason Wong

A couple of blows to the AUD has seen it tumble and drag down the NZD in its wake; global rates have pushed higher; USD nudged higher following the release of the FOMC minutes
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90 seconds at 9 am: China sends message to Australia

22 Feb 19, 7:41am

David Chaston

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US business investment falls; US PMIs up; US house sales down; China limits Aussie coal imports; Japan & EU PMIs weak; ALP saves brokers; UST 10yr 2.69; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6
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What happened Thursday

21 Feb 19, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; it's all about the TWG report and the reactions, plus DHB poor financial management, productivity drops, swap rates fall, NZD soft, & more
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Markets are quiet

21 Feb 19, 8:22am

Jason Wong

Currency movements have been modest, the S&P500 is barely positive, while global rates are little changed; NZD has been shuffling sideways since this time yesterday and sits this morning at 0.6875
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90 seconds at 9 am: Gold rises as uncertainties grow

21 Feb 19, 7:40am

David Chaston

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Eyes on US Fed minutes; ECB ponders new QE; Glencore does about-face on coal; US imports from China boom; Japan trade deficit swells; UST 10yr 2.64%; oil and gold rise; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
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What happened Wednesday

20 Feb 19, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; some TD rate cuts, record low birth rate, producer prices rising, house price expectations dip, swaps, NZD stays up, & more
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NZDUSD opens at 0.6885

20 Feb 19, 8:15am

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The Opening Bell: Where currencies start on Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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US-China trade deal

20 Feb 19, 8:04am

Jason Wong

US equities are modestly higher while US Treasury yields have nudged lower; USD has a soft underbelly, which sees the NZD and AUD push higher; GBP has been the strongest of the majors
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90 seconds at 9 am: World trade growth slows

20 Feb 19, 7:39am

David Chaston

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Dairy prices disappoint; fewer US consumers expect to be better off; China current account surplus dives, WTO warns on trade slowdown; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil stable and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 68.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3
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What happened Tuesday

19 Feb 19, 3:59pm

David Chaston

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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Co-op cuts TD rates, life expectancy rises, eyes on dairy prices, swap rates firm, bitcoin jumps, NZD settles, & more
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USD under pressure

19 Feb 19, 2:20pm

Guest

NZD is over 1.60% stronger than the USD to 0.6890; NZDAUD broke past resistance of 0.9600 to a high of 0.9645; RBNZ left cash rate unchanged at 1.75%
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