NZD: Near term direction to be determined by the makeup of the new government - Westpac

Sandeep Kanihama FXStreet Contributor

According to Imre Speizer, Research Analyst at Westpac, NZD’s near term direction will largely be determined by the makeup of the new NZ government and left leaning will push NZD lower while right leaning will push it higher.

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“Beyond that reaction, we remain of the view that NZD/USD will fall below 0.7000 by year end, driven by a continuing decline in NZ-US interest rate spreads.”

“In addition, there’s emerging evidence of a slippage in dairy prices, probably demand (rather than supply) driven. This slippage has capped the overall NZ commodity basket (mainly dairy, meat and wood). This is already priced into the NZD, judging by the chart across, but there is a risk that commodities slip further, particularly if China growth slows next year.”

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Sandeep Kanihama

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Sandeep Kanihama is an FX Editor and Analyst with FXstreet having principally focus area on Asia and European markets with commodity, currency and equities coverage. He is stationed in the Indian capital city of Delhi.

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