NZDUSD renews a three-week high around 0.6500 after the RBNZ confirmed the widely anticipated 0.50% rate hike. The upside momentum takes clues from the early-week break out of a downward sloping trend line from the April peak and the 20-DMA, around 0.6385-80. Also keeping the bulls hopeful is the RSI (14) conditions, firmer but not overbought. That said, a...
Firmer RBNZ Inflation Expectations for Q4 propels NZDUSD towards confirming falling wedge bullish formation, extending run-up towards the 200-SMA level of 0.7070 by the press time of early Thursday. It should be noted, though, that the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement (Fibo.) of September-October upside, near 0.7085, adds to the upside filter and may probe the bulls...
RBNZ leads the developed-world central banks with a 0.25% rate hike on Wednesday but couldn’t lift the NZDUSD prices. The reason can be linked to the broad US dollar strength amid risk-off mood and firmer Treasury yields. Technically, the Kiwi pair’s failures to cross the 10-DMA hurdle joined the bearish MACD signals and downward sloping RSI line to weigh on the...
NZDUSD refreshed monthly low, before bouncing off 50-DMA during the four-day downtrend. Not only the short-term moving average but 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the May-August decline also challenges the pair sellers around the 0.7000 threshold. Should the quote drops below the 0.7000 mark, 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level of 0.6920 and July lows near 0.6880 can...
Although RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr could pull the NZDUSD prices back from a yearly low, not to forget mentioning the two-month-old support line, the New Zealand central bank’s refrain from a widely anticipated rate hike keeps the kiwi pair sellers hopeful. Also favoring the NZDUSD bears is the sustained downside break of 200-SMA and the previous support line from...
With the firmer Q2 jobs report, the RBNZ is all set to become the first developed nation central bank to announce a rate hike in 2021. The bullish consensus spread like a wildfire among the top-tier banks following the data, fueling the NZDUSD prices beyond a key hurdle from mid-June, which in turn confirmed a bullish formation suggesting a theoretical jump...
The New Zealand dollar has recorded losses for a third straight day. In the European session, NZD/USD is trading at 0.7212, down 0.33% on the day. The ANZ Commodity Price Index climbed 1.3% in May, marking an eighth consecutive rise. The index rose to a record level, as commodity prices rose in all major categories. The rise in commodities this year is in sharp...
The New Zealand dollar has recorded sharp gains on Wednesday. In the European session, NZD/USD is trading at 0.7303, up 1.02% on the day. As was widely expected, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand maintained its policy settings and kept the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 0.25%. The RBNZ also upgraded its economic forecasts for 2o21. This was not a surprise, given the...
The New Zealand dollar continues to head higher this week. In the North American session, NZD/USD is trading at 0.7244, up 0.37% on the day. It has been a strong start to the week for the New Zealand dollar, which is up 0.95%. The US dollar is once again struggling against the major currencies. Inflation surged in April, which led to speculation that the Fed...