NZ dollar steady ahead of Fed decision, NZ GDP

NZ dollar steady ahead of Fed decision, NZ GDP
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard June 19 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was steady as markets await a raft of key events tomorrow, including the results of the Federal Reserve's latest policy-setting meeting. The kiwi was trading at 65.26 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 65.25 at 7:45am in Wellington. The trade-weighted index was at 71.91 from 71.86.  The US Federal Reserve is scheduled to release a statement early Thursday New Zealand time, followed by a press conference by chairman Jerome Powell shortly after. The central bank is not...

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