New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

Tuesday registered a surprise beat in electronic card retail sales data. Now, the next bit of market-moving data is tomorrow's (or later tonight, depending on where you are) BusinessNZ Manufacturing Index. This is like the Kiwi version…
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At the start of the week, commodity currencies got a bump. This came after the PBOC reduced reserve requirements for banks (RRR as it's known). This highlights the importance of the Chinese credit situation in forex, and why traders ought…
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Unlike most other countries, New Zealand does not publish it's consumer confidence data on a monthly basis. We only get that information once each quarter. So, in order to get a better view of the changes in consumer sentiment, analysts…
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Overnight, we could get the most important economic data from New Zealand for the week. And an important indicator of what we might expect for their dollar in the future! Unlike most other countries, the Kiwis track retail sales only on…
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Commodity currencies have been in for a bit of a roller coaster lately. And there are some signs in the economic data that show it's likely to continue! For the Aussie and it's Kiwi counterpart, there are quite a few indicators pointing…
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The economic docket for the week ahead is expected to remain somewhat slow. The RBA and the RBNZ will be holding their respective monetary policy meetings this week. As a result, focus shifts to the AUD and the NZD for the week ahead. Both…
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It's been a relatively quiet week in New Zealand, but we are looking ahead to some important data. With Australia expected to stay quiet on the economic front, commodity currency traders might want to look at the smaller oceanic cousin.…
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After the RBA cut rates twice in a row, all eyes are now on the RBNZ to see if they will follow suit. Given how close the economies are connected, and that the economic figures have been following the same path, it's not unlikely to expect…
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Given the rate cut during the last meeting, there is a pretty broad consensus that we won't be getting any action out of the RBNZ this time around. That doesn't mean we won't get a reaction from the markets, however. This is especially…
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The week ahead will see the GDP themes dominating the news wires amid a somewhat slow week. Various economies will be releasing their respective GDP figures this week, including the US, UK, and Canada. The RBNZ’s monetary policy…
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