The USD got off to a cracking start this week, gaining against all the majors, and taking EUR/USD below 1.06 for the first time since April.
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Raiko Shareef
Raiko is a member of National Australia Bank’s Global FX Strategy team, which covers currency markets with a focus on the G10 currencies. He is based in Wellington at the Bank of New Zealand, where he serves as currency strategist, producing analysis that informs the NZD view.
Raiko joined BNZ in 2014 from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, where he was part of the financial markets research team. He provided advice for monetary policy, and covered a range of asset classes, including foreign exchange and fixed income markets.
Raiko holds an Honours degree in Economics from Victoria University of Wellington.
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