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AUD/NZD Rises Past NZ$1.10 For the First Time In Two Years

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AUD/NZD has pushed higher after NZ PM Ardern delayed the general election by four weeks, which entailed the postponement of the Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update from Aug 20, while the Kiwi has remained exposed to domestic QE dynamics and the looming spectre of negative interest rates. The rate has just punched through the psychological NZ$1.1000 figure. Decent demand for AUD/NZD has spilled over, the Antipodeans on the opposite sides of the G10 pile.

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