NZD: Lose- lose scenario, expect another rate cut by year-end from RBNZ – BNZ

FXStreet (Delhi) – Research Team at BNZ, expects the RBNZ to cut rates again by end year and have it pencilled in for October, but they ascribe a 50/50 probability of a cut at that particular meeting as the medium-term growth story of the Kiwi economy has not materially changed and the local growth is still slowing and US rates are still going up.

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“The RBNZ’s 25bps cut in September was no surprise. However, the Bank was slightly more assertive in its suggestion that further easing would follow.”

“NZD found a base in September, after August’s equity sell-off took it convincingly below 0.65. A reduction in broader market volatility, with the VIX down to 20% from 30% in August, was an important factor in this stabilisation. The recovery in dairy prices, which are now 48% off their lows, also contributed, and led to upward revisions to forecasts of Fonterra’s 2015/16 milk payout. The speculative investor community pared back its significant net short NZD position to nearly neutral.”

“NZD is in a lose-lose scenario: it falls if the Fed actually gets on with rate hikes, and it falls if the Fed fails to go because of China/EM worries, in which case risk sentiment will sour.”

Research Team at BNZ, expects the RBNZ to cut rates again by end year and have it pencilled in for October, but they ascribe a 50/50 probability of a cut at that particular meeting as the medium-term growth story of the Kiwi economy has not materially changed and the local growth is still slowing and US rates are still going up.

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