NZ dollar little changed before RBNZ statement that may nudge up track for interest rates

NZ dollar little changed before RBNZ statement that may nudge up track for interest rates
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill Feb. 9 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar was little changed, holding just above 73 US cents, ahead of a Reserve Bank statement that may project a higher track for interest rates than the steady-as-she-goes projection it gave three months ago.  The kiwi traded at 73.05 US cents as at 8am in Wellington from 73.04 cents late yesterday. The trade-weighted index sat at 79.50, well above the 76.4 average level the RBNZ forecast in its November monetary policy statement, from 79.52 yesterday. The central bank is wi...