RBA & RBNZ: Policy Divergence Down Under
Summary The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) paused its monetary tightening in April, holding its […]
Cliff Notes: Asia Shows its Strength as US Growth Prospects Dwindle
Key insights from the week that was. In Australia, the RBA was the key focus […]
New Zealand Dollar Surges But Unable to Consolidate after RBNZ Hkes by 50 Basis Points
The New Zealand dollar is showing sharp movement on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of […]
Rate Surprise from New Zealand
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand made another rate hike of 50 points to 5.25%. […]
US Jobs Report Eyed as Weaker JOLTS Data Signal Slack Appearing in Labour Market
Equity markets are treading water in the middle of the week as investors weigh up […]
Markets Shown Asymmetric Reaction Function Since SVB Collapse
Markets It was groundhog day on financial markets yesterday. Core bond yields – as on […]
Surprise 50bp Hike from RBNZ Pours Cold Water on Doves
US yields tanked and the US dollar slipped yesterday, after the US JOLTS data showed […]
Equity Markets Turn Negative
Market movers today Today we get the final PMIs from Europe and the US. In […]
RBNZ hikes 50bps after considering a 25bps move too
In an unexpected move, RBNZ raised the Official Cash Rate by 50bps to 5.25%, doubling […]
First Impressions: RBNZ Monetary Policy Review
The RBNZ delivered an unexpectedly large 50bp hike in the OCR, and a further 25bp […]
NZD/USD – New Zealand Dollar in Holding Pattern ahead of Reserve Bank Decision
The New Zealand dollar is almost unchanged ahead of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand […]
Powerful downside breakout in AUD/NZD, 1.0534 next
AUD/NZD powered through 1.0672 support to resume the decline from 1.1085 after larger than expected […]