The Euro advances by 0.21% on Wednesday as risk appetite improves on news that Iran presented a draft framework to the US to end the conflict, which was cheered by financial markets. At the time of writing, the EUR/USD trades at 1.1649 after bouncing off daily lows of 1.1623.
BNY’s Bob Savage highlights that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) kept the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 2.25% in a split decision but delivered a hawkish message, lifting its OCR path and inflation projections.
Societe Generale’s Kenneth Broux and colleagues note that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) held rates at 2.25% but turned more hawkish, while Australia’s softer Consumer Price Index (CPI) and underwhelming jobs data have markets trimming Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hike expectations.