
NZD/USD Forecast: RBNZ Survey Threatens to Break the Calm
The Kiwi has gone quiet, but the RBNZ Survey of Expectations out soon may provide the catalyst traders have been waiting for.
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The Kiwi has gone quiet, but the RBNZ Survey of Expectations out soon may provide the catalyst traders have been waiting for.

Stronger employment wasn't enough to offset a surge in labour force participation, leaving unemployment at its highest level in more than a decade. The report keeps a September RBNZ hike in play but casts doubt on the rate path beyond.

Intervention has already delivered a powerful lift for the Aussie and Kiwi. Whether that extends may depend on another round of official action and the Bank of Japan.

The devil is in the detail. While the headline beat expectations, the underlying inflation story may be telling traders something very different.

The Kiwi topped the G10 FX leaderboard on Thursday as stronger economic data, narrowing Australia-New Zealand rate differentials and improving technicals aligned in its favour.

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