Our Bias Remains for a stronger USD
Markets Core bonds drifted south yesterday in the run-up to this week’s big events, starting […]
NZ First Impressions: Consumers Price Index, December Quarter 2023
Consumer prices rose by 0.5% in the December quarter, leaving them up 4.7% over the […]
Forex Markets Lack Clear Theme; Yen Rebounds Briefly, EUR/GBP Resumes Downtrend
Identifying a singular driving theme proves challenging In today’s forex market. Japanese Yen made an […]
Market Continues to Price in Aggressive Rate Cuts for 2024
The 2024 market theme remains for several rate cuts from most central banks Fed is […]
Cliff Notes: An Abrupt Change in Expectations
Key insights from the week that was. The latest edition of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey […]
FX Year Ahead 2024: As the Race to Cut Begins, Which Currency Will Come Out the Winner?
Will Fed officials be the first to cut rates or will the ECB beat them […]
Will US NFP Report Come to Dollar’s Rescue?
Data and Fed rhetoric prompt investors to increase rate cut bets Dollar’s next major test […]
Dollar and Euro Neck-and-Neck for Weakest Performer, Awaiting ISM Manufacturing Insights
The competition between Dollar and Euro for the title of the week’s weakest performer remains […]
RBNZ’s Hawkesby highlights inflation pressure from record migration
RBNZ Deputy Governor Christian Hawkesby provided insights into the central bank’s current monetary policy and […]
Dollar Finds Its Footing, Euro Faces Headwinds, Aussie at a Critical Point
Dollar is stabilizing after earlier selloff but remains the weakest performer for the week. Its […]
NZD Tired of Flying
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left its key rate unchanged at 5.5%, the highest […]
RBNZ’s Orr highlights struggle with core inflation and migration impact
RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr, in his address to a parliament select committee today, emphasized there […]