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HiFX Data Update - NZ Q2 Current Account Release
The NZ Current Account Balance for Q2 2018 has just been released.
The Current Account Deficit was worse than expected (larger deficit):
Current Account Balance Q2 $1.62 bio Deficit (Consensus $1.32 bio Deficit)
Current Account Balance
(seasonally adjusted) $2.67 bio Deficit
Year to
June 2017 Current Account Balance $9.54 bio
Deficit
Current Account Deficit as % of GDP
3.3% (Consensus 2.8%)
Revisions to prior quarters were worse than initially reported.
The NZD is marginally lower in immediate response.
Tomorrow brings NZ GDP (Q2) numbers.
Current indicative levels are:
NZD-USD 0.6585 /
0.6610
NZD-AUD 0.9110 /
0.9135
NZD-EUR 0.5635 /
0.5660
NZD-GBP 0.4995 /
0.5020
NZD-JPY 73.95 /
74.20
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