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<i>NZ Dollar Outlook:</i> Kiwi to have run at US80c
The New Zealand dollar will try to break above 80 US cents this week after the Federal Reserve said it will start printing US$600 billion.
The New Zealand dollar will try to break above 80 US cents this week after the Federal Reserve said it will start printing US$600 billion.
Ben Bernanke is set to embark on an unprecedented second round of unconventional monetary easing.
Shares on Wall St advanced overnight, helped by better-than-expected results from Citigroup and expectations the Federal Reserve would further ease monetary policy.
The Government is claiming credit for low price rises, saying people have more money in their pockets on the back on low inflation and increasing wages.
Latest inflation stats show a 1.1pc rise in the CPI for the September quarter, which means an annual inflation rate of 1.5pc.
The economic recovery is proving 'brittle, uncertain, and full of surprises', Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard says.
The New Zealand dollar held above 75 US cents as the greenback rallied after China boosted the level of cash that six of its biggest banks need to keep on hand.
What happens if two countries cannot agree on the appropriate value for their mutual exchange rate? All sorts of accusations start to fly around.
The New Zealand dollar is nearing 75 US cents after share markets around the world rallied overnight.
The New Zealand dollar fell from a 10-month high as a pick-up in American housing data polished the appeal of the beaten-down greenback.