Category: Kiwi

  • Asia FX muted with Fed, inflation cues on tap; Kiwi sinks on RBNZ cut By Investing.com

    Investing.com — Most Asian currencies remained range-bound on Wednesday, while the dollar stabilized in anticipation of further signals from the Federal Reserve and US inflation on the path to interest rates. The New Zealand dollar lagged behind its peers, falling sharply after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cut interest…

  • Kiwi rises, dollar struggles to stay afloat ahead of US inflation test By Reuters

    Written by Ray Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The New Zealand dollar made strong gains on Thursday following a positive survey of business expectations, while the U.S. dollar failed to sustain its recovery in the run-up to a key U.S. inflation reading at the end of the week. Friday’s release of…

  • Kiwi rises, dollar struggles to stay afloat ahead of US inflation test By Reuters

    Written by Ray Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The New Zealand dollar made strong gains on Thursday following a positive survey of business expectations, while the U.S. dollar failed to sustain its recovery in the run-up to a key U.S. inflation reading at the end of the week. Friday’s release of…

  • NZDUSD Technical Analysis – The Kiwi benefits from the USD weakness

    Basic Overview The US dollar remains under pressure amid positive risk sentiment and an impending rate cut by the Fed that should help global growth. These factors are generally bearish drivers for the US dollar. In fact, the recent strong rally in the New Zealand dollar has been driven mostly…

  • NZDUSD Technical Analysis – The Kiwi benefits from the USD weakness

    Basic Overview The US dollar remains under pressure amid positive risk sentiment and an impending rate cut by the Fed that should help global growth. These factors are generally bearish drivers for the US dollar. In fact, the recent strong rally in the New Zealand dollar has been driven mostly…

  • NZDUSD Technical Analysis – A more dovish RBNZ weighs on the Kiwi

    Basic Overview Yesterday, the US PPI report came in below expectations by a wide margin, leading to a sell-off in the US dollar as the market began to prepare for a potentially weak US CPI release today. This led to a major breakout in the NZD/USD pair, which was short-lived…

  • Dollar sags after benign US inflation data; kiwi skids on rate cut By Reuters

    By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar remained lower on Wednesday after falling against its major peers overnight as a strong U.S. producer price reading bolstered bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. The New Zealand dollar fell sharply from a four-week high after the Reserve…

  • Asia FX gains as dollar dips ahead of CPI data; Kiwi battered by rate cut By Investing.com

    Most Asian currencies rose on Wednesday, while the dollar fell after a weak reading on U.S. producer inflation raised hopes that a similar easing in consumer inflation would lead to deeper interest rate cuts. The New Zealand dollar was an exception, posting sharp losses after the Reserve Bank of New…

  • Kiwi Strengthened as New Zealand Quarterly Jobs Report Surprised to the Upside

    New Zealand reported a 0.4% quarter-on-quarter increase in employment for the second quarter of 2024, confounding expectations for a 0.2% decline. The country’s unemployment rate also came in better than expected at 4.6%, slightly below the consensus of 4.7%. Wage growth also beat estimates, with the labor cost index showing…

  • NZDUSD Technical Analysis – The RBNZ weighed on the Kiwi

    Basic Overview The US dollar fell broadly last week after another weak US CPI report and positive jobless claims numbers. The market has not only priced in a September rate cut, but has also started to price in some chances of a back-to-back rate cut in November. Overall, we had…

  • Asia FX flat as dollar steadies on Powell comments; Kiwi sinks on dovish RBNZ By Investing.com

    Most Asian currencies moved in a flat-to-low range on Wednesday as the dollar found some strength after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell offered no direct signals on interest rate cuts. The New Zealand dollar was the worst performer of the day after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand struck a…

  • Dollar hovers near one-week high on hawkish Fed minutes; kiwi firm By Reuters

    Written by Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar hovered near a one-week high on Thursday after its best day this month against its major counterparts after minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting revealed some officials were prepared to raise interest rates. The New Zealand dollar continued to rise…