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McKibbin: Australian dollar to the moon!

22 Apr 2014 10:07

MacroBusiness (blog)

Empirically, the Australian currency tends to weaken when commodity prices fall or when domestic interest rates fall relative to those in the United States. more...

Australian dollar smashed as CPI fizzles

23 Apr 2014 13:30

MacroBusiness (blog)

Australian dollar smashed as CPI fizzles. Posted by Houses and Holes in Australian Economy at 11:35am on April 23, 2014 | 0 comments. more...

New Zealand Minister, Economists Slam US Analyst for 'Alarmist' Article on NZ ...

22 Apr 2014 16:41

International Business Times AU

New Zealand's economy has been previously likened to Ireland. In a Bloomberg report, SLJ Macro Partners Stephen Jen and colleague Faith Yimazn said it was only a matter of time before the New Zealand dollar will decline. Both analysts remarked that the ... more...

New Zealand dollar falling ahead of expected rate hike

18 Apr 2014 06:46

ForexLive (blog)

All 15 economists polled by Bloomberg anticipate a quarter-point hike so there is little drama in the decision but continue hawkish rhetoric from Wheeler makes the short side of NZD/USD a tough trade. That hasn't deterred Morgan Stanley. Yesterday ... more...

N.Z. Dollar Gains as RBNZ Raises Rate, Increases Growth Estimate

24 Apr 2014 10:41

Bloomberg

New Zealand's dollar gained after the central bank raised its benchmark rate for a second month and increased its growth estimate for the year ended March. more...