Markets, Mystics & Mayhem podcast: Ep37

Published on 02 July 2025

Our Financial Markets Trader, Mieneke Perniskie, joins us on this week’s episode to dive into the world of currency. Recent events and headlines suggest the Kiwi should be in the 50s. Yet here we are with the bird close to breaching 61c. Broader themes are in play. Some are calling it Judgement Day for the US dollar. We discuss why that view is a tad bit dramatic.

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Jarrod Kerr

Chief Economist
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Mary Jo Vergara

Senior Economist
Staff - Mieneke Perniske

Mieneke Perniskie

Trader - Financial Markets

A rich tapestry of complicated currency issues

In this episode, we also go through how the Kiwi is holding up against the Aussie dollar, Sterling, Euro and Yen.

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You can also read our latest FX Tactical here: “Vexing volatility, unusual uncertainty, & polarising protectionism”

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