The New Zealand dollar has fallen sharply this morning and is currently down to 77.1 USc.
At one point it was below 77 USc.
Better than expected jobs data out of the US saw the American currency gain on the news. Their unemployment rate was unchanged however.
The oil price has stayed high on the combination of tensions in Egypt, and low US inventories ahead of their driving season.
The improving employment situation has markets more convinced the Fed will start it's tapering shift sooner.
Yields on US Treasuries rose, with the 10yr yielding its highest in two years.
Gold however has fallen on the jobs data, now down to US$1,220 in late trade, off US$20 on the day.
The NZ dollar is now trading at 85.1 AUc.
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Oil up another 2%, DESPITE a rise in the US$. I suspect next week we will see NZ petrol hit an all time high, and its up about 6% in a few months. Increases in petrol send cascading inflationary effects through the economy, so lets see how long those RBNZ inflation figures stay 'benign' shall we.
By the way a) Egypt is a net importer of oil and b) the Suez canal tranships only about 5% of global oil so these claims that it is the Egyptian situation that is causing oil's strength seem rather trite. Clearly it is all that vast new supply of fracked oil onto the market that is forcing the price up.
Depends which methodology is empowered to disseminate such information.
Petrol price at the pump for 91 is already at highest point as noted in David C's 90@9 last week.
Check out the petrol graph on the site here
http://www.interest.co.nz/charts/commodities/oil-and-petrol
Yields on US Treasuries rose, with the 10yr yielding its highest in two years
Yep, The US T10 close before Independence day was 2.50%. Now up 24 bps @ 2.74%
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The job numbers weren't that flash - but certainly indicated the under employed (u6) will seek greater Federal care.
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