The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is falling sharply on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) outperforms its major currency peers amid the risk-off mood and market expectations of a strong US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report later in the day.
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note a modest pickup in downside momentum in USD/JPY after a volatile session. They expect the pair to trade with a bearish intraday bias toward 157.20, potentially testing major support at 157.00, with resistance at 158.10 and 158.30. Over 1–3 weeks, they still anticipate broad range trading between 157.00 and 159.00.
The USD/CAD pair gains momentum to around 1.4050 during the early European trading hours on Friday. The US dollar (USD) edges higher against the Canadian Dollar (CAD) on safe-haven demand after the US equity sell-off.