Rates & Currency Pairs

Select the currency pair below that you would like to buy or sell for an overview, check the live rates chart and open your free personal or business account online.

New Zealand Flag
1 NZD buys:
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AUD
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United States Flag
USD
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Canada Flag
CAD
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United Kingdom Flag
GBP
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European Union Flag
EUR
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Japan Flag
JPY
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Switzerland Flag
CHF
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South Africa Flag
ZAR
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Australia Flag
1 AUD buys:
New Zealand Flag
NZD
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United States Flag
USD
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Canada Flag
CAD
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United Kingdom Flag
GBP
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European Union Flag
EUR
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Japan Flag
JPY
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Switzerland Flag
CHF
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South Africa Flag
ZAR
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United States Flag
1 USD buys:
New Zealand Flag
NZD
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Australia Flag
AUD
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Canada Flag
CAD
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United Kingdom Flag
GBP
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European Union Flag
EUR
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Japan Flag
JPY
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Switzerland Flag
CHF
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South Africa Flag
ZAR
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Please note that all rates shown are midpoint indicative rates.

Economic calendar

Weekly calendar of economic releases

Monday

15th September

All Day JPY Bank Holiday
2:00pm CNY
Industrial Production y/y
Forecast 5.70% Previous 5.70%
2:00pm CNY Retail Sales y/y
Forecast 3.80% Previous 3.70%

Tuesday

16th September

12:30am USD Empire State Manufacturing Index
Forecast 4.3 Previous 11.9
6:30am EUR
ECB President Lagarde Speaks
6:00pm GBP
Average Earnings Index 3m/y
Forecast 4.70% Previous 4.60%
6:00pm GBP
Claimant Count Change
Forecast 20.3K Previous -6.2K
9:00pm EUR
German ZEW Economic Sentiment
Forecast 26.4 Previous 34.7

Wednesday

17th September

12:30am CAD CPI m/m
Forecast 0.10% Previous 0.30%
12:30am CAD Median CPI y/y
Forecast 3.10% Previous 3.10%
12:30am CAD Trimmed CPI y/y
Forecast 3.00% Previous 3.00%
12:30am CAD Common CPI y/y
Forecast 2.60% Previous 2.60%
12:30am USD Core Retail Sales m/m
Forecast 0.40% Previous 0.30%
12:30am USD Retail Sales m/m
Forecast 0.20% Previous 0.50%
6:00pm GBP CPI y/y
Forecast 3.80% Previous 3.80%
7:30pm EUR ECB President Lagarde Speaks

Thursday

18th September

1:45am CAD BOC Rate Statement
1:45am CAD
Overnight Rate
Forecast 2.50% Previous 2.75%
2:30am CAD
BOC Press Conference
6:00am USD
Federal Funds Rate
Forecast 4.25% Previous 4.50%
6:00am USD
FOMC Economic Projections
6:00am USD
FOMC Statement
6:30am USD
FOMC Press Conference
10:45am NZD
GDP q/q
Forecast -0.30% Previous 0.80%
1:30pm AUD
Employment Change
Forecast 21.2K Previous 24.5K
1:30pm AUD
Unemployment Rate
Forecast 4.20% Previous 4.20%
11:00pm GBP
Monetary Policy Summary
11:00pm GBP MPC Official Bank Rate Votes
Forecast 0-1-8 Previous 0-5-4
11:00pm GBP Official Bank Rate
Forecast 4.00% Previous 4.00%

Friday

19th September

12:30am USD Unemployment Claims
Forecast 245K Previous 263K
12:30am USD Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
Forecast 1.4 Previous -0.3
Tentative JPY BOJ Policy Rate
Forecast <0.50% Previous <0.50%
Tentative JPY Monetary Policy Statement
Tentative JPY
BOJ Press Conference
6:00pm GBP
Retail Sales m/m
Forecast 0.40% Previous 0.60%

Saturday

20th September

12:30am CAD Core Retail Sales m/m
Forecast 0.30% Previous 1.90%

12:30am CAD
Retail Sales m/m
Forecast -0.60% Previous 1.50%

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FX News & Blog

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Weekly FX Wrap Up: ECB Holds, Fed Cut Looms, AUD Leads September

ECB holds at 2.15%, Fed eyes 25bp cut, AUD leads gains, CAD lags, while DOW hits record high and US CPI rises to 2.9%.

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Weekly FX Wrap Up: Markets Brace for Fed Cuts, Gold Surges, Yen Leads as NZD Lags

Markets were quiet with the US holiday, but focus stays on policy shifts. Traders expect four Fed cuts ahead, while the ECB signals easing is done. NZ terms of trade beat forecasts, gold surged past 3,450, and in FX the Yen outperformed as the Kiwi lagged.

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Weekly FX Wrap-Up | RBNZ Rate Cut, Powell Hints at Fed Easing, JPY Strengthens

This week in FX: RBNZ cuts rates to 3.0% with more easing ahead, Powell signals Fed cuts in September, JPY outperforms while NZD struggles, and US-China trade tensions resurface.

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