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- NZD/USD softens to around 0.5950 in Monday’s early Asian session.
- China’s April CPI and PPI came in hotter than expected as the Iran war drives energy costs higher.
- China and the US will hold trade talks later this week.
The NZD/USD pair trades in negative territory near 0.5950 during the early Asian trading hours on Monday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) remains weak against the US Dollar (USD) after the release of the Chinese inflation report. The US Existing Home Sales data for April is due later on Monday.
Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on Monday showed that the country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 1.2% in April, compared to a rise of 1.0% in March. This figure came in hotter than the expectations of 0.8%. On a monthly basis, Chinese CPI inflation arrived at 0.3% MoM in April, versus a fall of 0.7% prior, hotter than the expectation of a 0.1% decline.
Furthermore, the Producer Price Index (PPI) jumped 2.8% YoY in April, following a 0.5% increase in March. The data came in above the market consensus of a 1.5% rise. However, the Chinese inflation data have little to no impact on the China-proxy Kiwi.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to host US President Donald Trump later this week, as both countries seek to stabilize a relationship strained by tensions over trade, export controls, Taiwan, and the Iran war.
Trump on Sunday dismissed Iran’s response to US proposals to end the war as “totally unacceptable.” The Tasnim news agency said that Iran’s proposal included an immediate end to the war on all fronts, a halt to a US naval blockade, and guarantees of no further attacks on Iran. Signs of prolonged war in the Middle East could boost the Greenback as a safe-haven currency in the near term.
