NZ dollar holds gains against greenback; eyes on US jobs data

NZ dollar holds gains against greenback; eyes on US jobs data
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard June 7 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar remained firm but largely range-bound with pending US jobs data capping some of the risk appetite gained on news that US-Mexico tariffs may be delayed.    The kiwi was trading at 66.23 US cents at 8am from 66.26 US cents at 5pm in Wellington. The trade-weighted index was at 72.65 points from 72.76. Markets were cheered after Bloomberg cited unidentified sources saying that US President Donald Trump could delay the tariffs he had threatened to put on Mexican goods as soon...

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