Investing.com - The New Zealand dollar edged higher against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday, supported by Chinese trade data, while markets eyed U.S. jobless data later in the day amig ongoing uncertainty over the future of the Federal Reserve's stimulus program.
NZD/USD hit 0.7978 during late Asian trade, the session high; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.7980, adding 0.13%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.7853, the low of August 1 and resistance at 0.8036, the high of July 30.
Chinese trade data release on Thursday showed that exports were up 5.1% from a year earlier in June, easing concerns over a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. Imports were 10.9% higher on a year-over-year basis, pointing to strong domestic demand.
China is New Zealan's second biggest export partner.
Meanwhile, the greenback remained supported after two senior Fed officials said Tuesday that they would not rule out the withdrawal of stimulus measures at the bank’s September meeting.
The kiwi was sharply lower against the Australian dollar with AUD/NZD jumping 0.82%, to hit 1.1386.
Also Thursday, official data showed that the number of employed people in Australia fell by 10,200 in July, confounding expectations for a 5,000 rise. June's figure was revised down to a 9,300 rise from an initial 10,300 increase.
The report also showed that Australia's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.7% last month, compared to expectations for an uptick to 5.8%.
NZD/USD hit 0.7978 during late Asian trade, the session high; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.7980, adding 0.13%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.7853, the low of August 1 and resistance at 0.8036, the high of July 30.
Chinese trade data release on Thursday showed that exports were up 5.1% from a year earlier in June, easing concerns over a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. Imports were 10.9% higher on a year-over-year basis, pointing to strong domestic demand.
China is New Zealan's second biggest export partner.
Meanwhile, the greenback remained supported after two senior Fed officials said Tuesday that they would not rule out the withdrawal of stimulus measures at the bank’s September meeting.
The kiwi was sharply lower against the Australian dollar with AUD/NZD jumping 0.82%, to hit 1.1386.
Also Thursday, official data showed that the number of employed people in Australia fell by 10,200 in July, confounding expectations for a 5,000 rise. June's figure was revised down to a 9,300 rise from an initial 10,300 increase.
The report also showed that Australia's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.7% last month, compared to expectations for an uptick to 5.8%.