(Corrects NZD level in 2nd bullet)

• NZD/USD finishes Thur up 0.1% after testing key support zone near 0.5580

• Pair -6.4% since Aug 21, break below 0.5581 will hasten slide toward 0.5485

• Futures pricing currently implies 57.3% chance of RBNZ hike on Oct 28

• RBNZ Assistant Governor Karen Silk panel discussion on monetary policy Fri

• DXY & UST yields softer, Fed's Waller flags more hikes (but pace flexible)

• Hurricane Isaias shutters some U.S. oil production, WTI up 3.4% to $91.25

• Trump rules out fresh attacks on Iran in lead up to U.S. midterm elections

• Range NZ 0.56029-041, support 0.5581 0.5485, resistance 0.5995 0.6012
DXY Daily 55/100/200-DMA


NZD Daily 21/55/100-DMA

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