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Equities Dominant Macro Driver For Kiwi Last Week

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NZD/USD was pressured last week, down ~1.31%, printing its lowest level since late November. The table below presents levels of correlations between NZD and key macro drivers (note the yield differential reflects swap rates).

  • Global equities were the dominant macro driver in recent dealing, with weakness in global commodity and agriculture indices also weighing.
  • Over the longer term 2-Year Yield Differentials and Global Commodities continue to be the main driver in NZD.
  • Resilience in milk prices hasn't aided the Kiwi in both the short term and long term time frames.

Fig 1: NZD/USD Correlation with Global Macro Drivers:


Source: MNI/Bloomberg

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