NZ dollar, swap rates fall as RBNZ statement prompts traders to drop bets on early hike

NZ dollar, swap rates fall as RBNZ statement prompts traders to drop bets on early hike
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill Feb. 9 (BusinessDesk) - The kiwi dollar shed about half a US cent and swap rates fell after the Reserve Bank added a modest increase to its forecast track for interest rates, prompting traders to drop bets for a rate hike as soon as this year. The kiwi dollar dropped to 72.57 US cents from 73.02 cents immediately before the RBNZ statement and the trade-weighted index fell to 79.03 from 79.49. The two-year swap rate fell 5 basis points to 2.30 percent. The central bank revised up its track for the official cash rat...