According to analysts at Westpac, NZD/USD has risen almost 2c over the past week, and could extend beyond the 0.6700 area during the week ahead.
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“The main driver has been the slippage in the US dollar, which has been buffeted by market expectations of Fed rate cuts plus trade developments. The relationship between NZD/USD and the US dollar has strengthened over the past two months. And since the beginning of this year, NZ-US yield spreads have become more important (compared to mid-2018 when they hardly mattered). In contrast, NZD/USD is paying less attention to commodity prices, which explains why fair value models indicate undervaluation.”
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