NZ GDP q/q and Australian employment data is our focus on the docket this week in the New Zealand Dollar (NZD), Australian Dollar (AUD) cross. The NZD continues to weaken off towards 0.9175 (1.0900) numbers into Tuesday possibly due to speculation that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand could cut rates 50 points In October instead of earlier expectations of 0.25%. Also, of note is a decline in NZ home sales adding to the NZD sell off. With NZ GDP publishing Thursday around -0.4% for the second quarter this should put further pressure on the NZD. Australian jobs data prints Thursday and should be benign, however if the unemployment rates print worse than 4.2% amid cooling inflation this could bring forward rate cut projections and dampen AUD hawks.
Current Level: 1.0892
Resistance: 1.1020
Support: 1.0780
Last Weeks Range: 1.0766 – 1.0894