Cliff Notes: The Emergence of Slack
Key insights from the week that was. It was a relatively quiet week in Australia, […]
A Speech by Fed Waller is a Wildcard
Markets Consensus-beating June US retail sales only temporary interfered with reigning market momentum. Core retail […]
RBNZ to Deliver Some Pre-Xmas Cheer in November
Today’s CPI showed some welcome reduction in headline inflation. Services sector inflation is easing only […]
A September Fed Rate Cut Could Lead to Easing Spree During end-2024
Market prices in at least two rate cuts from Fed ECB, BoE expected to follow […]
NZ Dollar Edges Higher Despite Soft Mfg. Data
The New Zealand dollar is slightly higher on Friday. NZD/USD is trading at 0.6110 in […]
What Would RBNZ Need to See to Start Cutting?
Surprisingly, the RBNZ’s July OCR Review was markedly less hawkish than the May Statement. The […]
RBNZ Dovishness Hits Kiwi
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept its benchmark interest rate at 5.5% for the […]
AUD/NZD: Kiwi Torpedoed by Surprise Dovish Tilt from RBNZ
The Kiwi is the worst intraday performer among the major currencies as it slumped to […]
New Zealand Dollar Takes a Tumble After RBNZ’s Dovish Tone
The New Zealand dollar is sharply lower on Wednesday. NZD/USD is trading at 0.6081 in […]
Fed Chair Explicitly Said He Didn’t Intend to Give Any Rate Timing Signals
Markets Fed Chair Powell before Congress yesterday reiterated that the US economy is coming into […]
Inflation No Longer the Only Risk
Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony yesterday wasn’t overly optimistic but it revived the […]
RBNZ Review: Keeping It Tight… For a While
The RBNZ left the OCR at 5.5% as expected. The RBNZ took a more dovish […]