NZ PM Ardern: Auckland to move to alert level 3 from September 22
|New Zealand (NZ) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an easing of the virus-led emergency alert level in Auckland during early Monday.
Auckland is likely to witness receding controls from September 22, from level 4 to level 3. However, “Rest of country will remain at alert level 2 until September 22,” said NZ PM Ardern per Reuters.
Market reaction
NZD/USD fails to cheer the widely anticipated upbeat news as market sentiment wanes amid a downbeat economic forecast from NZIER and risk-negative headlines from China.
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