Sunday, June 17, 2007

New Zealand Dollar Gains Against Yen; Intervention Fails to Curb Demand

(Bloomberg) -- The New Zealand dollar rose to a 19-
year high against the yen after central bank intervention failed
to halt the currency's gains.

The local dollar pared a decline of as much as 0.7 percent
against the Japanese and U.S. currencies as investors took
advantage of the retreat to buy the nation's higher-yielding
bonds and bills. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand sold its
currency this morning, said Danica Hampton, a currency
strategist at the Bank of New Zealand Ltd., which handled some
of the trades.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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