CNH: USD/CNH Holds Near 7.1500 Despite Equity Pullback

The NZD/USD had a range overnight of 0.5967 - 0.6010, Asia is trading around 0.5975. The pair could not hold onto its early gains yesterday and slid lower as the USD bounced strongly across the board. There is lots of event risk coming up this week and we are also heading into the corporate month-end today so there could be an extra demand for USD’s further pressuring the USD shorts. Support now seen back towards the 0.5850/0.5900 area.

• Bloomberg - “New Zealand’s recovery from deep recession in 2024 looks wobbly, writes Bloomberg Economics’ James McIntyre. Spending remains contained, and the labor market is weakening. While the direct impacts from tariffs are minimal, the spike in uncertainty is taking a toll. The central bank has already cut rates aggressively. But the recovery needs more stimulus. With fiscal policy tight and migration slowing, the case for the RBNZ to loosen monetary policy further in 2025 and 2026 is stronger.”
• “China’s latest move to offer cash handouts nationwide to entice people to have children marks a new step in establishing a long-term subsidy program for boosting the birth rate.” - BBG
• Options : Closest significant option expiries for NY cut, based on DTCC data: none. Upcoming Close Strikes : 0.6000(NZD395m July 30), 0.5965(NZD424m July 31). - BBG
• CFTC Data shows Asset Managers again reduced their newly built longs in NZD +5034(Last +8192), the Leveraged community added slightly to their shorts last week -7328(Last -6744).
• Data/Event : 

Fig 1: NZD/USD Spot Daily Chart

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg Finance L.P

• RES 3: 96.501 - 76.4% of the Mar 14 - Nov 1 ‘23 bear leg
• RES 2: 96.207 - 61.8% of the Mar 14 - Nov 1 ‘23 bear leg
• RES 1: 95.960 - High Apr 7
• PRICE: 95.625 @ 19:28 BST Jul 28
• SUP 1: 95.415/95.300 - Low May 15 / Low Jan 14  
• SUP 2: 95.275 - Low Nov 14  (cont) and a key support
• SUP 3: 94.707 - 1.0% 10-dma envelope

Aussie 10-yr futures traded under pressure for much of last week, keeping prices subdued and within range of the recent pullback lows. Next support undercuts at 95.420 (pierced), the Feb 13 low, ahead of 95.275, the Nov 14 low and a key support. Clearance of this level would strengthen a bearish condition. To the upside, a recovery of recent losses would shift attention to resistance at 96.207, a Fibonacci retracement point.

TYU5 reopens at 110-25, up 0-01 from closing levels in today’s Asia-Pac session.

• Overnight the US 10-year yield had a range of 4.3660% - 4.4178%, closing around 4.41%. 
• Treasury yields ended generally higher overnight; led by the long-end causing the yield curve to steepen (2s10s +1.75 at 47.785, 5s30s +1.54 at 98.705).
• MNI US-EU: European Leaders Divided On Deal To Avert Worst Of Tariffs. A number of high-ranking European politicians have expressed their disappointment at the trade deal agreed between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over the weekend in Scotland. Most prominent has been French PM Francois Bayrou, who posted on X: “It is a dark day when an alliance of free peoples, united to assert their values and defend their interests, resigns itself to submission”. Chair of the European Parliament's Trade Committee, German MEP Bernd Lange said  "My first assessment: not satisfactory. This is a lopsided deal. Concessions have clearly been made that are difficult to accept." 
• MNI US DATA: Dallas Mfg Rounds Out Regional Fed Surveys Eyeing Nudge Higher In ISM. The Dallas Fed manufacturing index was stronger than expected in July as it increased to 0.9 (cons -9.5) from -12.7 in June. It’s a third consecutive increase from the -35.8 in April, at what had been its lowest since Jan '16 outside of Mar-May 2020, and leaves it at the first positive reading since January.
• The 10-year yield has moved back towards its pivot within the wider range 4.10% - 4.65%, decent supply was seen around 4.30/35% first up. A decent bounce was seen off this support but the move has failed to follow through above 4.40% for now. The Data this week should hopefully provide more clarity going forward.