Sean Callow, analyst at Westpac, points out that the AUD/NZD rally quickly fizzled out after cash rates converged for the first time since early 2014 in the consequence of May meetings of RBA and RBNZ.
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“The RBA’s decision was seen as likely to be a mere delay before cutting the cash rate as far as 1%, whereas the RBNZ implied it was in no hurry to follow up with another cut, saying that after the cut, it now has “a more balanced outlook for interest rates.”
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“Market pricing is now for 2 RBA cuts but just short of 1 more RBNZ cut. Still, yield spreads have been indicating that AUD/NZD is “cheap” for some time.”
“When combined with relative commodity prices, our short term fair value estimate for the cross is well above 1.10. However, in coming weeks, AUD/NZD seems likely to struggle as markets focus on relentless debate over when the RBA will cut rates, uncertainty linked to Australia’s federal election and the return of US-China trade tensions, which tend to hurt AUD more than NZD.”
“Once these have passed or been fully priced in, AUD/NZD has potential to break sustainably above 1.0700.”
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