New Zealand Dollar News Directory

The New Zealand Dollar slumped to new 2021 lows on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand left its cash rate unchanged for August, although losses were quick to reverse, potentially due to the RBNZ also indicating that a rate rise has merely been delayed rather than being derailed altogether.

August 18,2021

The New Zealand Dollar was jolted by a shock announcement by the country's Prime Minister that a three day snap lockdown would be enforced from midnight Tuesday in response to a single Covid-19 case, a move that will mean the RBNZ is likely to leave interest rates unchanged at its mid-week decision.

August 17,2021

One of the main events for the foreign exchange market in the coming week is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's policy update where it is expected an interest rate will be delivered, although rising Covid cases in China and Australia could give the central bank reason for caution.

August 16,2021

The Pound-to-New Zealand Dollar rate faces at least a corrective setback of around 200 points from Friday’s market if the RBNZ begins to raise its interest rate next week in a policy decision that could also be likely to severely stress the 1.04 support level in AUD/NZD.

August 13,2021

The New Zealand Dollar was an outperformer in the mid-week session but the key to the Kiwi currency outlook is likely in the detail of Thursday’s inflation expectations survey from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) and the bank’s guidance next week about future interest rate decisions.

August 11,2021

We are deep into the third quarter of 2021, yet the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is being tipped to deliver up to two interest rate hikes before the year is done.

August 10,2021