New Zealand is on track for its election, date is Saturday 17 October 2020.

A snippet from Citi on the kiwi $ heading into the date. Analysts at the bank remain bearish into the election citing

  • renewed dovishness suggested by the RBNZ
  • widening current account deficit

On NZD/USD:

  • We believe there will be a break of the August low (around 0.65) this month, and in this case, the lows in late June (around 0.64) are likely to be tested.

On AUD/NZD

  • adding AUDNZD on dips, a cue could come today on the RBA Minutes or p[perhaps with Thursday's job market data.

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ps. on the RBA minutes due today, preview:

New Zealand is on track for its election, date is Saturday 17 October 2020.