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Within the wake of upper rates of interest and slowing development, the safe-haven Greenback gained towards most main counterparts earlier than dropping traction in This fall. With the robust dollar driving NZD/USD to a low of 0.551 in early October, expectations of a Fed pivot fueled a rebound which allowed Kiwi to retest 0.65.
Regardless of a softer 50 foundation level fee hike being introduced on the December FOMC, commentary from Jerome Powell advised that rates of interest will probably stay elevated during 2023.
Though this rhetoric continues to help US Greenback power, the subsequent quarter might see the New Zealand Greenback outperform on this regard.
Whereas each main central banks stay dedicated to taming inflation by way of restrictive financial tightening, RBNZ (Reserve Financial institution of New Zealand) is anticipated to proceed mountain climbing at a extra aggressive tempo.
For the New Zealand economic system, current GDP figures advised that development stays strong which might enable the Central Financial institution to proceed to tighten additional.
In Q1, 2023, recession dangers, inflation and China’s reopening will probably help in driving the broader financial outlook.
If NZD/USD can achieve traction above 0.65, additional upside momentum might drive Kiwi again in direction of mid-point of the 2009 – 2011 transfer at 0.687. If this zone of resistance is damaged, it may very well be attainable for the pair to retest the April 2022 excessive at 0.703.
NZD/USD Month-to-month Chart
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Nonetheless, because the weekly chart highlights extra zones of help and resistance that might contribute to the subsequent quarter’s transfer, imminent help holds at 0.620. If NZD/USD breaks under this zone, it’s attainable for costs to expertise additional declines.
NZD/USD Weekly Chart
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— Written by Tammy Da Costa, Analyst for DailyFX.com
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