New Zealand Dollar holds firm while risk-sensitive Australian Dollar falls overnight. RBNZ's inflation expectations survey in focus as the central bank’s rate decision nears. NZD/USD looks to retake the 0.7000 psychological level after bouncing from support
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Equity investors waited nervously for the Jackson Hole symposium to start. While they did, Japanese manufacturing disappointed once again
The Euro downtrend is in focus after the ECB dialed up stimulus expectations. NZD/USD is also at risk after New Zealand manufacturing PMI contracted by the most since 2012.
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Kiwi is the top performer against the US Dollar this week with a rally of nearly 2% into the June close. Here are the levels that matter on the NZD/USD price charts.
With the Reserve Bank of New Zealand on deck, currency traders gear up for potential price action in spot NZD/USD and bid up implied volatility to 15.6 percent – its highest level since May 7.
EURUSD sunk through support, verifying a prior false upside breakout as the US Dollar soared on local retail sales and industrial production data. NZDUSD at risk to incoming data.
Kiwi is down more than 2% this week with the pullback targeting major support just lower. These are the levels that matter on the NZD/USD weekly chart.
Growing demand for liquidity amid risk aversion may pull EURUSD lower even if US data underperforms and tilts the Fed to a more dovish disposition. GBP eyeing BoEs Mark Carney.
Regional equity had a narrow and mixed session Friday with Middle Eastern tensions back to the fore. Pro-risk currencies struggled much more obviously.
The NZDUSD and AUDUSD are tumbling to support as increasingly dovish RBNZ and RBA monetary policy bets are undermining their appeal, boosting the Japanese Yen as carry trades unwind.
Kiwi rallied 3% off the yearly lows before responding to confluence resistance today near the May highs. Here are the levels that matter on the NZD/USD charts.
The NZD/USD downtrend paused on resistance as dismal US initial jobless claims hurt the US Dollar. 3M job cuts sunk the Dow Jones, S&P 500 futures hint the Japanese Yen may gain.
The S&P 500 closed lower as health-care stocks dragged and triggered risk aversion after key resistance held. NZD/USD may reverse as the Australian Dollar rises on a jobs report.
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The ASX 200 will look to a rate decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia for price action cues. Dovish leanings in a nearby economy could suggest the RBA will follow suit.
Asia Pacific equity endured another mixed and scrappy session Wednesday, with global growth worries looming large. The US Dollar made small gains, with its New Zealand cousin hit again
Kiwi is off nearly 2% from the monthly highs on the back of the RBNZ rate decision. Here are the targets & invalidation levels that matter on the NZD/USD charts.
Asian mainboards put in a patchy midweek performance with Wall St. s modest gains helping to mitigate some weak regional numbers