Sunday, 22 July 2007

New Zealand Dollar May Advance to 80 U.S. Cents on Rate Rise Speculation

(Bloomberg) -- The New Zealand dollar may rise
above 80 U.S. cents to a 22-year high as the prospect of another
increase in interest rate this week lures investors to the
nation's higher-yielding assets.

The currency has gained 13 percent this year as the central
bank raised the benchmark rate three times in a bid to subdue
consumer demand, which it says is boosting inflation. There is a
67 percent chance bank Governor Alan Bollard will raise the
official cash rate by a quarter-percentage point for a fourth
time at his monetary policy review on July 26, according to a
Credit Suisse index based on trading in interest-rate swaps.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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