2025.09.1202:48:26UTC+00New Zealand Dollar Trades Near 1-Month High

The New Zealand dollar maintained a position around $0.597 on Friday following a 0.6% rise overnight, reaching its highest point in nearly a month, buoyed by a weakened US dollar. The decline in the greenback is attributed to marginally increased US consumer inflation figures alongside a notable rise in jobless claims, which sustained market anticipation for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in the foreseeable future. Domestically, however, the potential for gains in the New Zealand dollar was tempered by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's dovish policy stance. RBNZ Governor Christian Hawkesby reiterated on Thursday that the central bank anticipates a reduction in the official cash rate by an additional 50 basis points by the end of the year, with the pace of this monetary easing to be determined by forthcoming data, particularly the upcoming GDP report. Concurrently, recent figures indicated that New Zealand’s manufacturing sector fell back into contraction during August, highlighting the economy's vulnerable state. Over the week, the kiwi is poised to register a gain exceeding 1%.