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27 Aug 2013
NZD/USD sinks on Syrian jitters
FXstreet.com (Athens) - The NZD/USD is moving abruptly downwards, on hawkish stance, on behalf of Secretary of State John Kerry against Syria’s president.
Risk deterioration pushes further the ‘kiwi’ across the board
The Secretary of State John Kerry, said that the President will hold Syria’s government accountable for the “moral obscenity” of using chemical weapons. After that comment, the ‘kiwi’ fell apart against its major counter-part, erasing the previous gains. Fonterra has upgraded its 2013/14 dairy season pay out forecast to a new record high of $NZ 8.12/kg, from $NZ7.82/kg, the second upgrade in less than a month According to Fonterra, "current market views support commodity prices remaining at historically high levels longer than previously forecasted".
Technical outlook on NZD/USD
At the time of writing, the pair is trading at 0.7799 area, down 0.61%, which is its daily low. The FXstreet.com Trend Index shows the pair to be slightly bearish. Daily pivot point support can be found at 0.7733, 0.7713, 0.7694 and resistance at 0.7831, 0.7850 and 0.7870, respectively.
Risk deterioration pushes further the ‘kiwi’ across the board
The Secretary of State John Kerry, said that the President will hold Syria’s government accountable for the “moral obscenity” of using chemical weapons. After that comment, the ‘kiwi’ fell apart against its major counter-part, erasing the previous gains. Fonterra has upgraded its 2013/14 dairy season pay out forecast to a new record high of $NZ 8.12/kg, from $NZ7.82/kg, the second upgrade in less than a month According to Fonterra, "current market views support commodity prices remaining at historically high levels longer than previously forecasted".
Technical outlook on NZD/USD
At the time of writing, the pair is trading at 0.7799 area, down 0.61%, which is its daily low. The FXstreet.com Trend Index shows the pair to be slightly bearish. Daily pivot point support can be found at 0.7733, 0.7713, 0.7694 and resistance at 0.7831, 0.7850 and 0.7870, respectively.