Tag Archives: Forex
Little Kiwi gets a Big Spanking
Posted on 20. Aug, 2007 by forouzani.
After many months of arguably unjustified strength, the New Zealand Dollar has finally collapsed. On Thursday 16th August, the NZD lost 400pips to the USD, its greatest one day fall ever. Across the ocean, the Australian Dollar was doing even worse… so bad in fact, that the Reserve Bank of Australia intervened to try and [...]
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The kiwi continues to rise
Posted on 09. Jul, 2007 by forouzani.
A month after the RBNZ intervened to devalue the NZD, the New Zealand Dollar is stronger than it has ever been in the past. With the interest at a whopping 8%, the influx of foreign investment isnt receding anytime soon. Even though the Bank of Japan has started to raise interest rates, loan demand appears [...]
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Reserve Bank of NZ intervenes in the FX market to devalue the NZD
Posted on 11. Jun, 2007 by forouzani.
Today RBNZ intervened in the foreign exchange market, for the first time in decades, to drive down the value of the NZD. This is the first time the government has ever had to do this since the NZD was floated in 1985. In an unprecedented move, bank governor Alan Bollard announced he had sold kiwi [...]
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Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.25%
Posted on 15. Jan, 2007 by forouzani.
In a surprise move, the Bank of England raised rates by 25 basis points to 5.25% stating that “growth continues at a firm pace” and risks to inflation appear more to the upside. The interest rate in the UK is now at its highest level in over 5 years. The UK economy has shown remarkable [...]
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That time of year
Posted on 03. Dec, 2006 by forouzani.
Well its near the end of the year again; the time of year that the USD makes violent trending moves with no fundamental support. Over the past few years, EUR/USD has gained strong momentum in November and December (with the exception of 2005). Looking at the chart below shows that this year things seem to be going in the same pattern.


