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Australian and New Zealand dollars are leading the move against the US dollar - BBH

Research Team at BBH, notes that the Australian and New Zealand dollars are leading the move against the US dollar today (up to ~0.7% and 0.8% respectively). 

Key Quotes

“The driving force is not Fed expectations, but a greater sense that the RBA is in no hurry to cut interest rates and that an RBNZ rate cut next month is near a done deal that had been discounted.  The Aussie is having another run at its nemesis near $0.7700 that has blocked the upside over for several months.  Slightly stronger than expected CPI helped the Kiwi has come up to test the 20-day moving average (~$0.7200) and a retracement objective of the nearly five-cent decline since early-September ($0.7210).  A break could spur a move toward $0.7260-$0.7300.  Consumer prices rose 0.2% in Q3.  The median guesstimate was flat after a 0.4% rise in Q2.  The year-over-year rate also stands at 0.2%.  It was expected to ease to 0.1%.  Kiwi is sitting just below its highs ahead of the dairy auction.” 

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Sandeep Kanihama

Sandeep Kanihama

FXStreet Contributor

Sandeep Kanihama is an FX Editor and Analyst with FXstreet having principally focus area on Asia and European markets with commodity, currency and equities coverage. He is stationed in the Indian capital city of Delhi.

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