NZD/USD moves above 0.7050 post-NZD data, US PMI eyed
|- NZD/USD gathers momentum in the initial Asian trading hours.
- Lower US Treasury yields undermine the demand for the US dollar.
- Risk-on mood added support to kiwi post upbeat economic data, rate hike expectations.
NZD/USD edges higher on Tuesday in the early Asian trading session. The pair opened on a lower note but gained swiftly to touch the intraday high of 0.7064.
At the time of writing, the NZD/USD pair is trading at 0.7055, up 0.45% for the day.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback performance against its major rivals, lost momentum and dropped back toward 92.20. The activity remained quiet due to the holiday in the US market.
On the other hand, Kiwi remained in higher spirit after the latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion(QSBO) from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), for the Q1 showed that 60% of the financial service sector firms expect interest rates to rise over the coming year.
Meanwhile, as per the latest New Zealand Q2, Actual Business Confidence came at 7.0% compared to -13% in the previous quarter.
As for now, traders are bracing up for New Zealand Global Dairy Trade Price Index and US Purchase Managers Index (PMI) data to gauge the market sentiment.
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