The NZIER QSBO is here:

• New Zealand QSBO for Q2 2021, business confidence headline 7% (vs. -13% prior)

The survey paints a picture of an improving NZ economy and higher inflation pressures.

Analysts at ASB (a New Zealand bank) have moved the rate hike projection forward:

• NZ bank ASB forecasts the RBNZ hiking its cash rate in November this year

NZD/USD is rising, dragging AUD along with it: