• NZD/USD +0.6% from Tue 0.55805 low as DXY slips from 18-month highs

• NZD wards off yet another attempt on critical 0.5580 support zone

• Saudi Aramco headquarters hit by Houthi missile as hostilities escalate

• WTI +0.6% to $94.66 a barrel as Trump's efforts to temper oil prices falter

• Critical U.S. Sep CPI due Wed, Reuters poll consensus +0.6% m/m, +3.6% y/y

• Futures pricing currently implies 62.3% chance of RBNZ hike on Oct 28

• Range NZ 0.5612-151, support 0.5581 0.5485, resistance 0.5995 0.6012
NZD Daily 21/55/100-DMA


DXY Daily 55/100/200-DMA

(James Connell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)