* Oil prices had a strong day Thursday capping of two strong days of gains. * WTI finished +3.5% hig...
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The Q4 current account deficit was slightly wider than expected at $7.037bn but significantly narrower than Q3’s $10.84bn. As a share of GDP it fell 0.3pp to 6.2% YTD, the lowest in three years and down 0.7pp from 2023. There was strong growth in both goods and services exports with the total up 5.4% q/q and 10.4% y/y. Imports were not as robust but still rose 2.9% q/q.
NZ current account to GDP % YTD
NZ exports vs imports y/y%
USD/CNH saw a brief dip towards the simple 200-day MA (7.2210/15) late in Asia Pac trade on Tuesday, but found support. Subsequent moves above 7.2300 drew selling interest though and we track near 7.2275 in early Wednesday dealings. The pair was unchanged for Tuesday's session. USD/CNY spot finished up at 7.2256. The CNY CFETS basket tracker, per BBG, slipped to 98.53 Tuesday, down 0.29%. This is fresh lows for the index since early Oct last year.
In today's Asia-Pac session, TYM5 is 110-24, -0-01+ from closing levels.