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We are expecting some volatility in the NZD tonight thanks to the release of the first major economic data for the week. Unlike other countries, New Zealand only reports its retail sales data once every quarter. Therefore, the data tends…
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Later in the Asian session, we have the release of some key employment data out of Australia. This data typically provides some strong moves in the AUD and NZD. After the RBA did it's "dovish hold" on rates at the beginning of the month,…
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Now that the RBA meeting is over, and concluded with what is being called a "dovish hold'', attention is moving on what we can expect out of New Zealand later today. Because of how connected the two economies are, their monetary policy…
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The week ahead will be somewhat slower with most of the attention turning to the Asia Pacific region. On the cards, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will be holding their respective monetary policy meetings…
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The economic docket for the week ahead will see a somewhat slower schedule with most of the major markets closed on Friday due to Good Friday. Still, there is plenty of economic reports that will be coming out over the week. Inflation…
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As is usual with the start of the month, and the start of the second quarter, there is a lot on the economic calendar to keep the markets moving. We start with the Asian session with the RBA interest rate decision. There, we are…
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Interest rate decisions are routinely one of the major events that most affect currencies. But despite some of the press speculation, the consensus among analysts is that the RBNZ is likely to stay the course. Scrutiny will be on the…
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Summary The central bank downgraded the OCR projection and was seen to be slightly dovish compared to the previous meeting. Despite the dovish message, there were some hawkish undertones. RBNZ remained optimistic about the…
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We could see some volatility in NZD pairs later in the Asian session around what is probably the most important and market-moving event of the month: the RBNZ's monetary policy decision and subsequent statement. Here's a look at what's…
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