Pound New Zealand Dollar forecast - GBP NZD

Price action in the global currency markets yesterday afternoon was determined by a public statement from the US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The head of America’s central bank had some interesting comments to make which had an unexpected effect on price action for several of the world’s major currencies. Bernanke was...

Today’s session promises to be a market-moving day for one currency in particular – the US Dollar. A brace of risk events in North America are set to dominate proceedings, with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s appearance before the US Congress’s Joint Economic Committee this afternoon set to be closely monitored by currency...

This morning’s session, from the perspective of the Pound Sterling, at least, is likely to be dominated by the release of a raft of price data which may alter investors’ perspective on the future direction of the Bank of England’s monetary policy. The key headline figure to look out for comes in the form of April’s annualised Consumer...

This morning’s report from the Ernst & Young Item Club which found that the real cost to the UK economy of high levels of inflation since 2010 has been £10bn. The news has held back the POUND STERLING on the day. The latest Rightmove House Price survey, released overnight, has done little to improve investor sentiment towards Sterling....

A press release from leading credit ratings agency Moody’s Investor Services, released during Friday’s session, spelled good news for Turkey and for the Turkish Lira. Moody’s announced that they had upgraded their credit rating of the Mediterranean nation’s sovereign debt to Baa3. The move means that Turkish bonds are now considered...

A significantly weaker than anticipated set of US Initial Jobless Claims data, released a short time ago in the States, has triggered a renewed bout of selling pressure on the US DOLLAR, sending the Pound to US Dollar exchange rate (currency : GBP USD) up from its intraday low of 1.5193 back up to close to the 1.5300 level as New York braces...

The US Dollar was star performer in the currency markets yesterday afternoon following the release of a strong set of domestic labour market data. Official US government figures revealed that the number of Initial Jobless Claims had fallen to its lowest level since late in late 2007 last week. The print of 323,000 new claimants bettered...

Last night’s Asian session was marked by a pronounced downside move for both the Pound to Australian Dollar exchange rate (currency : GBP AUD) and the Pound to new Zealand Dollar exchange rate (currency : GBP NZD). Both Antipodean tenders enjoyed strong support overnight thanks to better than anticipated domestic employment data. New...

The New Zealand Dollar has been the major mover on the day in the global currency markets, losing 0.86% of its value against the Pound. The shift out of Kiwi-denominated assets has been triggered by the dramatic news that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has intervened in the foreign currency markets in order to actively weaken the New Zealand...

Trading volumes in the UK were extremely light during yesterday’s session thanks to the May Day Bank Holiday. However, it was ‘business as usual’ across Asia and large parts of Europe, triggering pronounced price action for many of the sixteen most-actively traded currencies. Market participants spent the early part of yesterday’s...