Inflation expectations are important for currency markets because the RBNZ can only be expected to raise interest rates after inflation has made a sustainable return into the higher end of the 1% to 3% target band.

February 14,2018

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GBP/NZD is trading with an upside bias and could potentially move up to the 1.98s if there is a breakout in the week ahead.

February 12,2018

“We don’t foresee an OCR hike until late-2019. If anything, we would put the odds of an OCR reduction this year as slightly higher than the odds of a hike, although a large shock would be required to generate either,” - Westpac.

February 8,2018

Fourth-quarter unemployment data comes ahead of the latest interest rate statement from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which could yield a hawkish change in the central bank's language, according to one strategist.

February 7,2018

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The scheduling of major releases for both currencies in the GBP/NZD exchange rate indicates a potential for a potentially volatile week ahead.

February 5,2018

With politics no longer such a distraction, and the economy motoring along, the growth, inflation and interest rate equation will dominate the New Zealand Dollar again in 2018.

February 1,2018

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The New Zealand Dollar has risen from in surge in exports and a brighter economic outlook.

January 30,2018

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