New Zealand inflation unexpectedly stayed above the Reserve Bank’s 1-3% target in the first quarter, even before the expected Iran-war driven surge in consumer prices from higher fuel and other costs https://t.co/tFqKjzFhi2
New Zealand’s central bank will soon announce steps to increase the transparency of its monetary policy decisions, Governor Anna Breman said https://t.co/F7qyGgfqZl
總裁 Anna Breman 上週表示,她仍預期 2026 年經濟會成長,尤其若中東停火能維持;但央行也警告,若通膨「固著」(長期停留在高位、難以下降),可能必須採取行動。
New Zealand’s central bank will respond with interest-rate increases to any acceleration in core inflation, Governor Anna Breman said Thursday, as fuel prices surge in response to the conflict in the Middle East https://t.co/A4aWGqiMnS
Oil prices could rise to $110 per barrel if traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted for another month, according to Citigroup https://t.co/PE0AZVxlpC
在此情景下,預計新西蘭元(NZD,俗稱「奇異幣」)將持續偏弱。較直接做法是考慮做淡新西蘭元,例如以期權(options,一種以較少資金控制較大倉位、並可預先限定最大損失的金融合約)建立淡倉以控制風險。此看法亦受澳洲最新數據支持:澳洲「貿易條件」(terms of trade,即出口價格相對入口價格的比率,升幅代表以同樣出口可換取更多入口)上季改善 2%,意味澳紐經濟與政策走向出現分歧,利好澳元兌新西蘭元(AUD/NZD)。
德國商業銀行(Commerzbank)分析員郝亨利博士(Dr Henry Hao)表示,面對與中東緊張局勢相關的能源供應干擾,以及霍爾木茲海峽(Strait of Hormuz,中東主要石油運輸要道)風險,中國較不少亞洲經濟體更有條件應對。報告指出,中國原油進口來源多元、國家戰略儲備(strategic reserves,政府為應付供應中斷而建立的油品庫存)規模龐大,以及每單位本地生產總值(GDP,經濟總產出)所需的化石燃料(fossil fuel,如石油、煤、天然氣)使用量較低。