ForexLive Asia-Pacific news wrap: Covid case in New Zealand sinks NZD

Forex news for Asia-Pacific trading on August 17, 2021: Markets: - JPY leads, NZD lags - Nikkei up 0.1% - WTI crude oil up 7 cents to $67.36 - US 10-year yields down 0.7 bps to 1.250% This is the second day in a row that Asia-Pacific trading has sent a shudder down the rest of the world's spine. The data