Kiwi steady over weekend

September 1st, 2009

Today’s Commentary

The Kiwi starts today steady against the majors after a quiet day yesterday as the markets wait for this afternoon’s RBA decision.

The local session saw the currency slip back as weak regional stock market performances kept investor dollars elsewhere. The release of positive news did little to shift the market from its course, as the NBNZ business confidence survey saw 26% of respondents expecting their business performance to improve in the next 12 months. The result wasn’t a surprise to the market (it’s the 6th month in a row of gains for the survey), Read Full Article »

Kiwi steady over weekend

August 31st, 2009

Market Highlights

The Kiwi stayed static over the weekend, unable to push higher from Friday’s position as overnight data from the US gave the market mixed signals.

Friday’s local session saw the Kiwi resume its recent trading pattern and stay within a tight range against the soft USD. The market had big expectations after Thursday night’s jump, but as with all of last week’s local sessions the Kiwi was unable to climb under its own steam, leaving the investment community disappointed. Instead it slipped backwards during the day, with the market all but ignoring the release of the Read Full Article »