About this episode
The episode discusses the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's anticipated rate hikes and their impact on the NZ and Aussie dollars, featuring insights from ANZ Senior Rates Strategist Jennifer Kusuma.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand says hikes are coming sooner rather than later, sending the NZ dollar up. And Australia’s headline inflation undershoots in April, sending the Aussie dollar down. In our deep-dive interview, ANZ Senior Rates Strategist Jennifer Kusuma says Asian local currency bond markets have been resilient through the Middle East conflict. But there are rising inflation risks. Before accessing this podcast, please read the disclaimer at https://www.anz.com/institutional/five-in-five-podcast/
People in this episode
Guest: Jennifer Kusuma
Topics covered
- RBNZ
- inflation
- NZ dollar
- Aussie dollar
- Asian bond markets
- Middle East conflict
Keywords
- RBNZ
- inflation
- NZ dollar
- Aussie dollar
- bond markets
- Middle East conflict
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Places: New Zealand, Australia
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