New Zealand Dollar edges lower below 0.6000 after weaker Retail Sales data
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Crude oil buyers hold control as limited Hormuz supply and strong refining margins keep sellers on the defensive.
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New Zealand Retail Sales Q2 2026: +3.3% y/y prior +4.5% -0.5% q/q expected +0.1%, prior +0.9% NZD is little changed circa 0.5973 Background here. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.
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New Zealand Retail Sales fall 0.5% QoQ in Q2, vs 0.1 expected
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New Zealand Retail Sales ex Autos (QoQ) declined to 0.7% in 2Q from previous 1%
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New Zealand Retail Sales (QoQ) registered at -0.5%, below expectations (0.1%) in 2Q
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New Zealand Retail Sales (QoQ) above expectations (0.1%) in 2Q: Actual (0.7%)
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COT Report - August 21, 2026
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New Zealand data soon. Despite the pick up in retail sales in Q1 today's data is expected to be much slower.
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The breakdown reintroduces cross-border trade risk into North American markets just as investors had begun pricing in a de-escalation after weeks of negotiation. The Canadian dollar has come under renewed pressure, with commentary pointing to a slide toward the low 70s against the US dollar, though that figure should be checked against a primary data feed rather than taken at face value.
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Weekly column: US debt tops forty trillion as treasury buybacks spark precious metals rally
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Yen exchange rates have surrendered most intervention-led gains, leaving September's BoJ decision and guidance on further tightening as the crucial tests. The US Dollar to Japanese Yen (USD/JPY) exchange rate ended e week at 158.98, within touching distance of the 160 level despite the exceptional intervention conducted jointly by Japan.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:15:00 -0400
Pound Sterling forecasts see a climb to 1.40 by December as UK political risks ease, short positions unwind and Fed hike expectations fade. The Pound to Dollar (GBP/USD) exchange rate finished Friday at 1.3645 after reaching an August high of 1.3675, leaving Sterling 0.82% higher over five sessions.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:45:00 -0400
Currency analysts at ING favour a benign, risk-friendly US Dollar decline and see the EUR/USD rate holding the 1.1670-1.1710 area before another attempt higher. The Euro to Dollar (EUR/USD) exchange rate closed Friday at 1.1677, still 0.92% higher over five sessions despite giving back part of its midweek advance.
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Japan's rising inflation strengthens the case for a September BOJ rate hike, while wide global rate gaps keep the major yen crosses supported.
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Unresolved US-Iran tensions are keeping oil prices elevated, with WTI ending the week near $86.65 as Hormuz risks persist. Oil prices remained firmly supported into the weekend as the US-Iran confrontation showed little sign of easing and disruption around the Strait of Hormuz continued to restrict energy flows.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:15:00 -0400
With no last-minute deal to avoid new section 338 tariffs, new tariffs have now officially taken effect on another subset of U.S. imports from Canada.
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CFTC Report: Oil positioning rebounds; VIX and Yen exposure turn more bearish
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Introduced by the Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Samuelson in the late 1930s, "reveal preferences" says to look at what people are actually doing to determine their true preferences rather than what they say. Applying this to the US now suggests the administration is worried about the US Treasury market.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:03:12 -0400
Currency analysts at MUFG see relative rate support favouring the Australian dollar, although stretched New Zealand dollar shorts create reversal risk. The Australian Dollar to New Zealand Dollar (AUD/NZD) exchange rate enters the final week of August with markets pricing markedly different tightening paths across the Tasman.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:00:00 -0400
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