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RBNZ Up This Week

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NZD/USD has retraced its initial uptick and last trades flat at $0.7032, holding a 16 pip range in early Asia-Pac trade.

  • NZ PM Ardern was forced to defend the national vaccination campaign after another border worker tested positive for Covid-19. Ardern explained that the vaccine rollout has covered 80% of frontline & MIQ workers thus far.
  • From a technical point of view, bears need a slide through Apr 7 low of $0.6997, which would open up Apr 1/Mar 25 lows of $0.6946/43. Conversely, a rally above the $0.7069/70 area, which capped gains on Apr 5-7, would shift focus to the 100-DMA at $0.7146.
  • On the local docket this week we have card spending (Tuesday), food price index (Thursday) & BusinessNZ M'fing PMI (Friday).
  • On Wednesday, the RBNZ will deliver its latest Monetary Policy Review. Analysts surveyed by BBG are unanimous in expecting the OCR to remain unchanged.
  • NB last month RBNZ Dep Gov Bascand told MNI that it's too earl to "take away the punchbowl" and the Reserve Bank still has plenty of policy ammunition.

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