NZD slips after RBNZ Official Cash Rate decision
The New Zealand dollar weakened across the board after the RBNZ Official Cash Rate and Monetary Policy Statement landed at 02:00 UTC, led by NZD/JPY.
The New Zealand dollar weakened across the board after the RBNZ Official Cash Rate and Monetary Policy Statement landed at 02:00 UTC, led by NZD/JPY.
The Australian dollar edged higher after the Q2 GDP figures landed at 01:30 UTC, with AUD/CHF leading a modest advance across the crosses.
A packed 24 hours: euro area CPI flash, US ISM manufacturing and JOLTS, Australian GDP, and an RBNZ decision expected to lift the cash rate to 2.75%.
Oil led the majors with WTI up 1.42% while the Nasdaq 100 slipped 0.73%. Crypto stayed mixed as UNI surged 9.57% and MATIC dropped 7.64%.
Uniswap led crypto with a 9.6% jump while Polygon slid 7.6%; oil climbed above 1.4% and the Nikkei fell 1.5% as majors stayed quiet.

USDZAR trades at 16.14, up 0.97% on the session, sitting below its 50- and 200-day averages with a neutral RSI of 48 and mid-range volatility.
The Canadian dollar barely moved after Canada's GDP m/m data landed at 12:30 UTC, with GBPCAD posting the largest and still-modest shift.
Canada's monthly GDP lands 28 Aug at 12:30 UTC, forecast at 0.2% versus 0.3% prior. Here's what the release measures and how CAD pairs are trading.
A packed US calendar dominates the next 24 hours, with Fed Chair Warsh, a benchmark payrolls revision and Jackson Hole all in focus alongside Canadian GDP.
The dollar gained broadly into the London close as Ethereum climbed 2.2% and gold eased 0.8%. Nasdaq 100 led equities higher.
Ethereum climbs 2.23% and the Nasdaq 100 adds 1.29% as crypto stays firm, while gold eases 0.76% and the dollar edges up across majors.
Cardano leads a broad crypto pullback and Brent drops 5%, while the Nikkei jumps 1.39% and the Nasdaq 100 firms. FX majors sit quiet as the dollar softens.