RBNZ: NZD depreciation is needed – SocGen
|Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, notes that the RBNZ left the Official Cash rate at 1.75%, and issued a statement that expressed a view that further NZD depreciation is needed, while simultaneously saying that inflation is expected to return to its 2% target over the medium term.
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“That could be read as either bullish or dovish but the rates market has reacted by increasing the implied probability of hike in rate this year to almost 50%, and fully discounting a move by this time next year. AUD/NZD longs have been squeezed and the AUD has drifted lower. We think AUD/NZD is on track for a longer-term move towards 1.20 and if this correction gets significantly below 1.08, we will be buyers.”
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