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• NZD/USD up 0.3% on higher-than-expected New Zealand inflation
• Q2 inflation at 4.1% y/y, above analysts' forecasts of 4.0%
• Data reinforces expectations of further RBNZ rate hike
• Westpac expects further rate hikes at the Sept, December rate meetings
• NZD set for a retest of 0.5863, a one-month high; break opens 0.5900-10
• Support 0.5825-30, 0.5800-05; Asia range 0.5853-0.5859
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)