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NZD Steady, Domestic Covid Matters Still In Focus

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NZD/USD resisted the early appreciation of commodity-tied FX Monday, as PM Ardern extended Auckland lockdown by four days, but picked up a bid later on, only to erase gains into the WMR fix. Participants were left to assess familiar risk factors, as the global data calendar was rather uninspiring.

  • PM Ardern told Morning Report that she expects it to take weeks before New Zealand reaches the tail of the cluster of new Covid-19 infections, but "no one is suggesting for a moment that we would stay in level 3 restrictions until we saw the tail end of it".
  • NZD/USD trades flat at $0.6526. A break above Aug 19 high of $0.6651 would open up Aug 7 high of $0.6691. Conversely, a fall through Aug 20 low of $0.6489 would bring Jun 22 low of $0.6377 into view.
  • New Zealand's trade balance comes out tomorrow, while ANZ Consumer Confidence is due Friday.

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