The NZDUSD opens at 0.8315 this morning.
The NZD is higher this morning after disappointing US employment data broke a six-month run of at least 200,000 jobs a month, the U.S. economy added just 142,000 jobs during August,.
Economists had expected the number to come in at 228,000. The unemployment rate improved slightly to 6.1%.
The big mover on this morning’s open, has been the GBP which has opened 150 pips lower against the US after a poll placed the pro-separatist Yes campaign ahead for the first time.
51% of Scots back independence with ten days to go until the referendum - overturning a 22-point lead for the Better Together campaign in just a month.
Global equity markets had a mixed close for the week - Dow +0.4%, Nikkei -0.05%, Shanghai +0.85%, FTSE -0.33% DAX +0.23%
Gold prices are slightly higher trading at USD$1268, Oil price $93.45 -1.23%.(-$1.16)
The current indicative mid-rates are:
NZDUSD 0.8315
NZDEUR 0.6427
NZDGBP 0.5142
NZDJPY 87.37
NZDAUD 0.8875
NZDCAD 0.9051
Domestic data releases today:
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Dan Bell is the senior currency strategist at HiFX in Auckland. You can contact him here »
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