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Latest Global Dairy Trade auction results lead to upward revision of...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: The last week has seen a continuation of the recent holding pattern in the wider financial markets.Whilst equity markets managed to push higher, interest rate and foreign exchange...
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Central bank extravaganza sees money policy announcements in New Zealand,...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: Last week saw relatively tame price action in the foreign exchange markets for the most part.The market has expected a positive result on the Greek funding issue, and has limited...
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Political instability in Italy pushes debt funding rates higher for the non...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: Last week saw a continuation of the major themes that have dominated the wider financial markets for 2012.Uncertainty in Europe looks to be re-emerging as political instability in...
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NZ$ posts further gains against Yen as election result pushes Kiwi to heights...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: Global sentiment has endured the final month of 2012 with surprising robustness.Little in the way of spectacular growth is expected in 2013, but less uncertainty in the early...
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Conditions have improved for equity markets with the largest inflow of money...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: The New Year has started with a burst of positivity across most markets.A compromise in the US to avert the “fiscal cliff” has been joined by impressive Chinese economic data,...
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Prospect of central bank stimulus providing most of energy behind initial...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: The financial markets continue to see increased risk appetite boosting stock markets, albeit with waning momentum.The prospect of central bank stimulus has provided most of the...
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With the sentiment change in Europe the unwinding of "Armageddon" protection...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: The new year looks like it is going to be a very interesting one for financial markets.It appears a paradigm shift is under way, and will likely emerge as the theme of 2013.The...
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Significant offshore demand for NZ$ following benign RBNZ announcement and...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: The last week proved to be yet another interesting one for market observers.The increased positive sentiment in January saw equities push through to five and a half year highs...
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Issue of "currency wars" brewing over the last few months prompted by...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: The wider financial markets have seen choppy and indecisive price action over the last week.The somewhat neurotic nature of the markets should continue this week with the Chinese...
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Japan escapes major criticism for recent efforts to end their deflationary cycle
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: Last week saw patchy markets as most of Asia had annual holidays of some kind for varying duration's.Lower levels of participation leads to lower levels of liquidity, and at times...
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Market sentiment struggling to deal with softer economic indicators
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: The wider financial markets have suffered from gaining risk aversion over the past week.Market sentiment has been struggling to deal with softer economic indicators, but coupled...
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China's new policies to curb house price appreciation has fueled market...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*:Last week saw the financial markets continue their plunge back into reality after a exuberant start to 2013. The political inspired uncertainty in Europe was heightened by the...
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Increased A$ demand following the release of stronger-than-expected retail...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*:Recent US dollar strength continued to permeate across markets throughout last week. This central theme comes as the US economic data continues to recover.Also the FED remains...
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The gradual recovery of global economic health will be an undulating path
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*:The financial markets have been full of drama throughout the past week.The dynamic mix of influences has seen the markets produce volatile price action within a relatively...
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US Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke reiterated his support for the FED's...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*:Markets have seen a continuation of muddled sentiment over the last week.Stock markets have remained reasonably close to their recent highs, but uncertainty in Europe has tempered...
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Four major central banks set to report with Bank of Japan (BoJ) likely to be...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*:The major themes continued throughout the shortened trade of Easter markets over the last week.Elevated Europe uncertainty has capped material appreciation of the Euro, with Cyprus...
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BoJ's aggressive monetary policy initiatives have had a significant effect on...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*:Last week was all about the aggressive front loading of monetary stimulus from the new BOJ leadership at their first monetary policy announcement.Governor Kuroda certainly did not...
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It is becoming apparent we will not see a straight forward recovery for the...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*:The last week has proved to be a most interesting period for financial markets.For the most part sentiment proved enthusiastic, with stock markets pushing to record high levels as...
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Hopes for a flourishing recovery for the global economy in the first half of...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: It has been a very interesting last few weeks for the wider financial markets.It has become more evident that earlier hopes for a flourishing recovery for the global economy in...
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Disappointing data for the US and a theme of ongoing central bank support...
TweetBy Sam Coxhead*: The wider financial markets have seen weak economic indicators recently with the overall theme being one of very tame inflation, and continued central bank support.This should be...
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