AUD/NZD accelerates the downfall to the 1.0770 mark following the RBA decision – by lilyfinancial AUDNZD Crosses RBA
layers await the New Zealand employment data for fresh impetus. The cross currently trades around 1.0784, down 0.32% for the day.
The Reserve Bank of Australia board members decided to maintain the interest rate unchanged at 4.10% at Tuesday's August monetary policy meeting. RBA Governor Phillip Lowe remarked that the decision to keep rates intact gives the RBA more time to analyze the impact of the interest rate hikes and the.
The economic data released on Monday showed that Australia’s TD Securities Inflation figure dropped to 5.4% YoY from 5.7% in June. Meanwhile, Australia’s Private Sector Credit fell to 0.2% MoM and 5.5% YoY in June, compared to 0.4% and 6.2% prior, respectively. Additionally, Australia's Retail Sales fell 0.8% MoM, against the expectation of 0.0% and 0.7 prior. The Producer Price Index data came in at 3.9% YoY and 0.5% QoQ.
On the Kiwi front, Statistics New Zealand revealed on Tuesday that Building Permits in June were up 3.5% MoM after a 2.23% decline in May. Earlier this week, the National Bank of New Zealand showed that July's New Zealand ANZ Activity Outlook improved to 0.8%, above the expected 0.9% decline. Meanwhile, ANZ Business Confidence fell from -18 in June to -13.1 in July.and statement. On Wednesday, attention will shift to the New Zealand employment data.
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