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The waves of panic have stopped and the NZD is trending back upwards – or is it? … Read Picking up the pieces

Wow, what a week. That is volatility. After moves like that and with the inevitable bad stories within the financial industry still to emerge, anything could happen next. It is a time for special care, and hedging, even if the global authorities are addressing the problem … Read Now that the cavalry have arrived

The credit risk reappraisal has turned into a liquidity squeeze and central banks are working hard to contain the damage. But it should be contained. It is more a matter of when markets including the NZD rebound, and from where … Read Positioning for a rebound

The US markets finished another week weakly. The USD is shaping up to weaken further in the near-term. The combination of carry-trade unwind and weak USD makes for mixed NZ exchange rates … Read USD faces more pressure