REINZ data from New Zealand

  • July home sales +3.7% y/y (prior -3.8%)
  • median house prices +0.6% m/m
  • median house prices +4.5% y/y

Currency impact is usually negligible but NZD/USD is down a couple of tics. Stop the presses!

An indicative inflation gauge is next - of more interest - due at 2245GMT.