18.0 from
19.0.
(Source: Finlogix.com)
NZD/USD – The Kiwi kept its bid, finishing 0.17% higher at 0.7225 (0.7217). NZD/USD traders were optimistic into the RBNZ’s interest rate meeting and press conference. NZD/USD hit an overnight high at 0.7250 before easing to settle at 0.7225. New Zealand’s central bank is expected to upgrade their economic forecasts.
AUD/USD – This time it was the Aussie that struggled to keep up with the Kiwi, finishing little changed at 0.7750. The Aussie Battler traded to an overnight high at 0.7776, immediate resistance area, before easing to settle at the 0.7750 level.
EUR/USD – The single currency grinded higher against the Greenback, reaching an overnight peak at 1.22663, near 4-month highs, before easing to 1.2245 in late New York. A stronger than expected result in Germany’s IFO Business Climate Index reflected optimism in Europe’s largest economy and buoyed the Euro.