posted by
smartypants
7 days ago
in USD, EUR, JPY, AUD, NZD
The USD index paddled sideways around the 81.80 level, before slumping a little to 81.60 this morning. The smattering of European data overnight showed some hope for France, but confirmed Italy remains locked in recession. The final reading of Italian ...
posted by
Regon
10 days ago
in NZD, Economic Indicators
35.2 prior) South Korea Q1 GDP revised down to +0.8% q/q from +0.9% Plenty of comments from Japanese officials today in the wake of the sharp appreciation of the yen overnight: Japan's finance minister Aso: Says FX moves are volatile Japan's economy ...
posted by
likethewindmillsofanemptymind
10 days ago
in NZD
Brian Martin who is a Senior Strategist and Amber Rabinov, a Senior Economist at ANZ explained in their opinion the strength in the pound is due to the short term survey data that has been that bit firmer. The May PMIs for ...
posted by
COTwatcher
11 days ago
in USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, AUD, NZD
... S&P +0.59 %, FTSE -1.30%. The NZD opens the crosses - 0.8355 AUD, 0.6065 EUR, 0.5150 GBP, 78.00 JPY, 0.8245 CAD. A light data day today, but plenty to come tonight US and Canadian Employment, French, German and UK Trade Balances.
posted by
marybrian
11 days ago
in NZD
The USD has collapsed, falling against the EUR, GBP, AUD, NZD and JPY. The USD (DXY Index) ... US Household net worth rose to a record in Q1, exceeding its pre-recession peak for the first time, boosted by equity and housing gains. The wealth effect is ...
posted by
Rex
11 days ago
in NZD
The greenback was mixed against its Australian, New Zealand and Canadian counterparts, with AUD/USD falling 0.36% to 0.9506, NZD/USD sliding 0.19% to 0.7953 and USD/CAD falling 0.23% to 1.0319. The dollar index, which tracks the performance of ...
posted by
GAINSY
11 days ago
in AUD, NZD, Fundamental
It has been a very busy week for the Australian dollar, with disappointing domestic data and a dovish RBA sending AUDUSD to its lowest level since October, 2011. Retail sales and Q1 GDP figures printed less than the market was expecting, while th
posted by
arjay
12 days ago
in USD, NZD
Australia's Q1 GDP numbers came in worse than expected, and it has been reported that Western Australia the formerly booming mining state is in recession. The AUDUSD fell to 18-month lows, and this also weighed on the NZDUSD. The USD lost ...
posted by
eddie
12 days ago
in USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, NZD
The ECB is widely expected to keep rates unchanged at 0.50%, even as growth and inflation forecasts are likely to be revised down. With rates now approaching the zero lower bound, the ECB will concentrate on alternative measures to help stimulate the ...
posted by
kulas
12 days ago
in NZD
All interest rate mismatches are hedged. The cover assets yield both floating and fixed rates, and a swap is in place with WNZL to transform the interest collections from the cover assets into one-month Bank-Bill Mid Market Settlement Rate (BKBM) plus ...
posted by
EJSuratos
13 days ago
in CAD, AUD, NZD
Ooh, it looks like reversals are in vogue this week! Take a look at these potential plays I spotted on AUD/USD, USD/CAD, and NZD/USD.
posted by
marius
13 days ago
in NZD
Analysts had been anticipating that the closely-watched audit of the health of America's real economy would show at the same level as last month's version. When the headline figure was published, it showed that activity in the US manufacturing sector ...