New Zealand's largest population city Auckland has reported three new locally acquired COVID-19 cases.

  • Prompting a three-day lockdown at level 3 restrictions (the rest of NZ is at level 2).
  • Will be reviewed every 24 hours.

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Its just going on to 5am in New Zealand, FX markets will open for the week there in a few hours. This news could prompt a bit of a wiggle for the NZD in the illiquid period ahead.