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Dollar steady ahead of Fed decision, kiwi slumps after RBNZ holds

Global Published 28 October 2026, 06:58 · archived 28 Oct 2026

SINGAPORE: The US dollar held at a two-week high on Wednesday ahead of policy decisions from central ​banks, with the Federal Reserve widely expected to leave its policy interest rate ‌unchanged while signalling the probability of any December move. Most of the dollar’s peers were unmoved ahead of the Fed decision. The euro was flat at $1.1129, as was the British pound at $1.3307. Against the ​yen , the dollar oscillated between gain and loss and was last 0.1% weaker ​at 157.81 yen. The kiwi dollar sank as much as 1.7% to $0.5585 after the ⁠Reserve Bank of New Zealand unexpectedly held interes...

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