New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stated Monday, the nationwide lockdown will be prolonged till nighttime on Friday.
Key quotes
“Don’t agree with the height of the outbreak has been reached yet.”
“Auckland lockdown prolonged till middle of the night 31 August.”
“With Delta, extra sure bet is needed.”-
“Parliament is quickly suspended for a week.”
Market reaction
NZD/USD has eased off every day highs at 0.6856 on the above comments, now buying and selling at 0.6836, nonetheless including 0.19% on the day.
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