Kiwi up as NZ rate cut falls below expectations
London
THE New Zealand dollar surged to its highest in more than a year on Thursday after its central bank made a smaller interest rate cut than some had expected, driving investors to trim bearish bets made on hopes of more aggressive easing.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said a strong kiwi was driving it to cut rates and that it saw potential for one more reduction by year-end and another by mid-2017. Traders said that was too slow relative to expectations with some goi…
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