NZD/USD Fundamental Analysis October 26, 2012 Forecast

Posted October 25, 2012 6:03 (GMT) | By FX Empire Analyst - Barry Norman | Print | Font Size
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NZD/USD Fundamental Analysis October 26, 2012 Forecast

Analysis and Recommendation:

The NZD/USD climbed in morning trade to 0.8220 after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand held rates and policy. The US Federal Reserve reiterated that the US economy is expanding at a moderate pace in a statement released after its two day meeting. Fed policy makers said US “economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months”. However, the path forward isn’t yet clear. “Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate remains elevated.”

Stronger data from China helped support the kiwi, yesterday the Chinese Flash PMI reported at 49.1 well above previous months and above expectations but below the 50 number signaling expansion.

RNZ governor Wheeler was recently appointed to this position and this was his first monetary decision and statement. New Zealand is going through “modest” economic growth, with the Canterbury rebuild boosting the construction sector and housing market activity increasing as expected, Wheeler said.

Those gains were being hampered by fiscal consolidation and a strong New Zealand dollar “undermining export earnings and encouraging substitution toward imported goods and services,” he said.

Wheeler was more upbeat about the global outlook, saying the risks appear “more balanced” on improving market sentiment. Still, the global economy remains fragile with “further recovery dependent on policy implementation.”

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Economic Data October 25, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date	Currency	Event	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Oct. 25	JPY	CSPI (YoY)	-0.5%	-0.4%	-0.3%
	PHP	Philippines Trade Balance	-1259.0M	-640.0M	-236.0M
	JPY	2-Year JGB Auction	0.098%		0.100%
	SGD	Singaporean Industrial Production (YoY)	-2.5%	1.9%	-2.3%
	THB	Thai Industrial Production (YoY)	-13.7%	-9.9%	-11.3%

Upcoming Economic Events that affect the AUD, NZD, JPY and USD

Date	Time	Currency	Event	Forecast	Previous
Oct. 26	00:30	JPY	Tokyo Core CPI (YoY)	-0.5%	-0.4%
	13:30	USD	GDP (QoQ)	1.9%	1.3%
	14:55	USD	Michigan Consumer Sentiment	83.0	83.1

Government Bond Auction

Date Time Country

Oct 26 09:10 Italy

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