Investing.com - The New Zealand dollar was lower against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, as investors eyed a series of highly anticipated euro zone meetings this week, amid speculation that fresh steps could be made toward handling the region’s financial woes.
NZD/USD hit 0.8078 during late Asian trade, the pair’s lowest since August 20; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.8083, shedding 0.32%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.8036, the low of August 15 and resistance at 0.8128, the high of August 13.
Luxemburg’s Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who also heads the group of euro zone finance ministers, was to hold talks with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras later Wednesday, to discuss a two-year extension of the country’s economic reform program.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet with French President Francois Hollande on Thursday, while Antonis Samaras is to meet with the French and German leaders later in the week.
Market sentiment improved on Tuesday, after the U.K.’s Telegraph newspaper said earlier that it could confirm weekend reports that the European Central Bank may set a cap on peripheral euro zone bond yields at its next policy meeting in September.
Investors were also eyeing the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s August policy meeting later in the day, amid speculation over how close the U.S. central bank may be to implementing another round of stimulus measures.
The export-related kiwi also came under pressure after data showed that Japan posted a worse-than-expected trade deficit in July, hurt by the euro zone’s debt crisis and a slowdown in China.
The kiwi was fractionally higher against the Australian dollar with AUD/NZD edging down 0.09%, to hit 1.2922.
Also Wednesday, the Melbourne Institute said that its index of leading economic indicators for Australia rose 0.5% in June, following a revised 0.9% increase the previous month.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release industry data on existing home sales.
NZD/USD hit 0.8078 during late Asian trade, the pair’s lowest since August 20; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.8083, shedding 0.32%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.8036, the low of August 15 and resistance at 0.8128, the high of August 13.
Luxemburg’s Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who also heads the group of euro zone finance ministers, was to hold talks with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras later Wednesday, to discuss a two-year extension of the country’s economic reform program.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet with French President Francois Hollande on Thursday, while Antonis Samaras is to meet with the French and German leaders later in the week.
Market sentiment improved on Tuesday, after the U.K.’s Telegraph newspaper said earlier that it could confirm weekend reports that the European Central Bank may set a cap on peripheral euro zone bond yields at its next policy meeting in September.
Investors were also eyeing the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s August policy meeting later in the day, amid speculation over how close the U.S. central bank may be to implementing another round of stimulus measures.
The export-related kiwi also came under pressure after data showed that Japan posted a worse-than-expected trade deficit in July, hurt by the euro zone’s debt crisis and a slowdown in China.
The kiwi was fractionally higher against the Australian dollar with AUD/NZD edging down 0.09%, to hit 1.2922.
Also Wednesday, the Melbourne Institute said that its index of leading economic indicators for Australia rose 0.5% in June, following a revised 0.9% increase the previous month.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release industry data on existing home sales.