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At the Forex currency market the New Zealand rate is traded downward on Monday because although external background remains moderate, flow of news is not too positive for the investors to become seriously interested in risks.

Forex forecast: MACD indicator for the pair NZD/USD is going up in the negative area and is giving a buy signal; volumes are minimal. Stochastic Oscillator continues to maintain a sell signal, going down in the neutral zone.

Forex recommendations: in case of breakdown at the level of 0.7650, the pair will go to 0.7620 and 0.7600.      

Decisions of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand last week were of no surprise to anyone. Interest rate was left at the level of 2.5% per annum, since its level has already been revised last month. In addition, the data released on Thursday showed that activity in the manufacturing industry fell by 1.4% q/q and remained unchanged on annual basis in Q3, against the fall of 0.7% in Q2, which is the consequence of slowdown in the world economy.

It became known earlier that trade balance in New Zealand was at the level of –NZ$282 million in October against the level of NZ$784 million in September. The index remained in deficit last month although higher than the forecasts of economists. Volumes of export increased by 5.3% (NZ$3.9 billion) on annual basis in October and imports rose by 8.9% y/y due to demand for industrial production. Consumer confidence index ANZ in New Zealand declined to 108.4 points in December against 109.0 points earlier. The NZD regained from this information due to pressure caused by sellers.

GDP in New Zealand rose by 0.1% q/q (+1.5% y/y) in Q2 against the level of +0.9% q/q (+1.6% y/y) in Q1. Thus New Zealand economy is actually in the state of stagnation. GDP almost stopped growing in the last quarter, which only proves that the decision of the RBNZ not to change the levels of the interest rate was logical. The report disappointed market and currently it is quite possible that regulator will keep interest rates at this level for a long time, at least until the end of spring 2012. Permits to construct in new Zealand increased sharply by 10,0% in October against the fall of 1.3% y/y in September.

In general, New Zealand currency remains under pressure from external background.

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