NZ dollar little changed ahead of FOMC, RBNZ interest rate reviews

Tue, 27 Oct 2015

By Tina Morrison Oct. 28 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was little changed as traders await tomorrow's interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The kiwi was at 67.77 US cents at 8am in Wellington, from 67.75 cents at 5pm yesterday. The trade-weighted index was at 73.13 from 72.96 yesterday. While few expect either the Federal Open Market Committee or the RBNZ to change interest rates when their decisions are announced tomorrow morning, investors will be looking for clues as to the t...

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