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NZD: Kiwi Extends Intra-Day Declines to 1.2%

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  • A solid bounce off the lows for the USD index has continued to hamper the New Zealand dollar on Wednesday, with the overnight dovish turn from the RBNZ continuing to drive the price action. NZDUSD is now testing fresh session lows at the psychological 0.6000 mark.
  • The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will take a gradual, smooth path to a lower rate environment following Wednesday's decision to cut the official cash rate 25 basis points to 5.25%, though the Monetary Policy Committee discussed a 50bp cut at its meeting at which it slashed its rate outlook, Governor Adrian Orr told reporters on Wednesday.
  • The solid backdrop of recent equities outperformance and a test of the 20-day EMA could point to this being a corrective pullback for the pair. However, protracted weakness might signal scope for a move back to key medium-term support of 0.5852.

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