HiFX Morning Update, October 9 2015
NZDUSD 0.6660 0.8%
NZDEUR 0.5911 0.5%
NZDGBP 0.4340 0.6%
NZDJPY 79.97 0.9%
NZDAUD 0.9182 0.1%
NZDCAD 0.8670 0.4%
The NZDUSD opens at 0.6660 (mid-rate) this morning.
The USD strengthened in the first half of the night then lost ground substantially after the release of the FOMC meeting
minutes. Earlier in the night, the US Unemployment claims were better that market consensus of 274k, coming in at 263k.
US Mortgage applications surged last week as homebuyers rushed to take advantage of slightly lower mortgage rates just
before new federal rules kick in. Mortgage applications increased 25.5% from one week earlier.
However the release of the FOMC meeting at 7am this morning saw the kiwi rally from 0.6620 to a high just shy of 0.6700
before settling at today’s open.
The Fed meeting minutes showed the Fed Committee delayed a rate hike due to Global risks. Concerns over China’s slowdown
and its potential to spill over to other economies “were likely to depress US net exports”. The Fed was concerned about
the higher level of the dollar, and stated that the time is near to raise rates, but appropriate to wait for now. The
market’s view of this, is that it is still possible they may hike rates in 2015.
Bank of England left their cash rate at 0.5%; Shop prices in the UK fell 1.9% on year in September; U.K. industrial
output rebounded at a faster-than-expected pace in August, driven by oil extraction and transport equipment, by 1% from
July
The Bank of Japan refrained from adding more monetary stimulus by a vote of 8-1.
Germany's industrial production declined at the fastest pace in 12 months in August, defying expectations for a modest
increase; while France's external trade deficit for August narrowed more-than-expected from a year ago as imports fell
at a faster rate than exports
Global equity markets were mixed: Dow +0.12%, S 500 -0.02%, FTSE +0.61%, DAX +0.23%, CAC +0.18%, Nikkei -0.99%, Hang Seng -0.75%, Shanghai +2.97%,
Gold prices are up $2 at $1149 an ounce, WTI Crude Oil is up 3.6% currently trading at $49.55 a barrel.
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