Forex Rates & Conversions

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1 NZD buys:
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AUD
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1 AUD buys:
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USD
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CAD
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EUR
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1 USD buys:
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NZD
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AUD
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CAD
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GBP
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EUR
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JPY
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Please note that all rates shown are midpoint indicative rates.

Economic calendar

Find out what's on the calendar of economic releases

Monday

17th August

No Releases.

Tuesday

18th August

12:30am CAD CPI m/m
Forecast 0.40% Previous -0.40%
12:30am CAD
Median CPI y/y
Forecast 2.00% Previous 1.90%
12:30am CAD
Trimmed CPI y/y
Forecast 1.80% Previous 1.80%
12:30am CAD
Common CPI y/y
Forecast 2.50% Previous 2.60%
6:00pm GBP
Claimant Count Change
Forecast 11.2K Previous 6.7K
6:00pm GBP
Average Earnings Index 3m/y
Forecast 4.00% Previous 4.30%

Wednesday

19th August

1:30pm AUD Wage Price Index q/q
Forecast 0.80% Previous 0.80%
6:00pm GBP CPI y/y
Forecast 2.90% Previous 2.60%
7:10pm EUR ECB President Lagarde Speaks

Thursday

20th August

6:00am USD FOMC Meeting Minutes
1:30pm AUD
Employment Change
Forecast 11.4K Previous 76.3K
1:30pm AUD Unemployment Rate
Forecast 4.40% Previous 4.40%

Friday

21st August

12:30am USD Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
Forecast 24.3 Previous 41.4
12:30am USD Unemployment Claims
Forecast 210K Previous 209K
6:00pm GBP Retail Sales m/m
Forecast -0.40% Previous 1.00%
7:15pm EUR
French Flash Manufacturing PMI
Forecast 50.1 Previous 49.8
7:15pm EUR French Flash Services PMI
Forecast 49.4 Previous 49.6
7:30pm EUR German Flash Manufacturing PMI
Forecast 52 Previous 52.2
7:30pm EUR German Flash Services PMI
Forecast 50.2 Previous 49.8
8:30pm GBP Flash Manufacturing PMI
Forecast 51.6 Previous 51.9
8:30pm GBP Flash Services PMI
Forecast 51.9 Previous 52.1

Saturday

22nd August

No Releases.

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News and updates

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18 Aug 2026

The US/Iran ceasefire expired overnight and threats of increased kinetic actions came from both sides. Oil prices spiked to US$85/barrel and markets were consumed by fears of an increasing energy crisis.

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17 Aug 2026

Markets closed the week on a softer note, with no resolution coming in the Middle East and energy prices remaining elevated. The lack of a solution to the Middle East crisis will add inflationary pressures to economies and strain budgets.

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14 Aug 2026

The US S&P rose to further record highs, as markets brush off the fears of an energy induced, inflation crisis. The US PPI, the wholesale price inflation measure, came in flat(0.0%). This was lower than expected and confirms inflation remains firmly under control.

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