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After one month high the New Zealand and Australian dollars came down. According to the statistics department the manufacturing sales without the price rise came down 5.3 percent as for the fourth quarter. Tomorrow The Reserve Bank of Australia released minutes of the board meeting which took place on March 3rd where the policy makers stopped reductions in the borrowing costs. Ever since that meeting the reports of the government showed that the domestic product came down in eight years. This also increased the unemployment rate.

Mr. Sean who is a senior currency strategist in Sydney at Westpac Banking Corp said that because of the Reserve Bank of Australia minutes the markets have moved many times and that is the reason the traders feel uncomfortable. The Australian currency came down 0.2 percent to 65.61 American cents in Sydney from 65.81 cents last week in New York when it reached 66.03 cents. The currency remained the same at 64.46 yen.

Mr. Sean was of the view that the Australian dollar will trade 65.14 to 66.19 cents to the American dollar and New Zealand dollar came down 0.1 percent to 52.38 American cents from 52.47 in New York on March 13th. The New Zealand dollar will be probably doing trade between 51.40 to 52.00 cents to the dollar. For the first time in seven months the policy makers in Australia deserted the standard rate of interest.

For the purpose of purchasing and selling the futures are agreements which are fixed at a decided price and a date. The euro also came down against the dollar, which ended the four days of profits on the rumor that European countries will not be able to increase spending to face the financial slump in that particular area. According to Statistics New Zealand the manufacturing sales in New Zealand also came down to 5.3 percent in the fourth quarter which was led by the fuel, dairy, and meat industries.

In a statement Bank of New Zealand Ltd and Business New Zealand said that the service industry in New Zealand made a contract for eleven month in the month of February with the sales came down by renewing different contracts, crimping the demand for various business services.

Mr. Deda said that there are chances that the Australian dollar will settle above 65.1 American cents and just for a while it might go above 65 cents. He also added that the New Zealand currency might not be able to deal with Australia’s economy because of its current condition. It is projected that in the coming months the New Zealand dollar might grow weaker as compared to the Australian dollar and it might. It might trade between 52 and 52.7 American cents.

The government bonds of Australia were unaffected. The price of 5.24 percent security which is due on March 2019 came down from 0.02 to 107.76.