It's a quieter day ahead on the economic calendar, with the U.S markets closed for Thanksgiving. German GDP and consumer sentiment figures will draw interest, however.
It was a relatively quiet start to the day on the economic calendar this morning. The Kiwi Dollar was in action in the early hours. Later this morning, the Aussie Dollar will also be in focus, with private new CAPEX figures for the 3rd quarter due out.
While the stats were in focus, the markets also had time to respond to the FOMC minutes released overnight.
In October, New Zealand’s trade deficit narrowed from NZ$2,206m to NZ$1.286m month-on-month. The annual trade deficit, however, widened from NZ$4,110m to NZ$4,920m.
According to NZ Stats,
October 2021 monthly values:
Exports to China were up by 20% and by 12% to the U.S. While up by 30% to Japan and by 11% to the EU, exports to Australia fell by 6.5%.
The Kiwi Dollar moved from $0.68729 to $0.68723 upon release of the figures. At the time of writing, the Kiwi Dollar was down by 0.01% to $0.6874.
At the time of writing, the Japanese Yen was up by 0.02% to ¥115.410 against the U.S Dollar, while the Aussie Dollar was flat at $0.7196.
It’s a relatively busy day ahead on the economic calendar. 3rd quarter GDP numbers for Germany will be in focus along with German consumer sentiment figures for December.
While both sets of numbers will draw interest, any negative impact of rising COVID-19 cases on consumer sentiment will likely be key.
At the time of writing, the EUR was up by 0.04% to $1.1203.
It’s a particularly quiet day ahead on the economic calendar. There are no material stats due out of the UK to provide the Pound with direction.
The lack of stats will leave the Pound in the hands of central bank chatter and COVID-19 news.
At the time of writing, the Pound was flat at $1.3328.
It’s a particularly busy day ahead on the economic calendar, with the U.S markets closed for Thanksgiving.
On Wednesday, the U.S Dollar Spot Index rose by 0.34% to end the day at 96.82.
It’s also a particularly quiet day ahead, with no major stats to consider.
The lack of stats will leave the Loonie in the hands of market risk sentiment and crude oil prices.
At the time of writing, the Loonie was up by 0.04% to C$1.2663 against the U.S Dollar.
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With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Bob has been managing regional teams across Europe and Asia and focusing on analytics across both corporate and financial institutions. Currently he is covering developments relating to the financial markets, including currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes, and global equities.