NZD/USD bounces off one-week low, trades with modest losses above mid-0.6200s


  • NZD/USD turns lower for the fourth straight day and drops to a one-week low on Wednesday.
  • The initial reaction to stronger NZ inflation data fades quickly amid China’s economic woes.
  • A goodish pickup in the USD demand exerts additional pressure and contributes to the slide.

The NZD/USD pair fades an intraday bullish spike to the 0.6315 region and drops to a one-week low during the early European session on Wednesday. Spot prices, however, manage to recover a few pips in the last hour and currently trade just above mid-0.6200s, down just over 0.15% for the day.

The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) did get a minor lift following the release of stronger domestic consumer inflation figures, which showed that the headline CPI rose by 1.1% during the second quarter as compared to the 1% estimated. Moreover, the yearly rate decelerated less than expected to 6% during the reported period and forced investors to price in a more hawkish Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). Apart from this, the prevalent risk-on environment pushed the NZD/USD pair higher, though concerns over slowing economic growth in China.

It is worth recalling that data released earlier this week showed that the economic growth in China decelerated substantially in the second quarter and Retail sales - a gauge of consumption - slowed sharply in June. This, in turn, acts as a headwind for antipodean currencies, including the Kiwi, which, along with a goodish pickup in the US Dollar (USD) demand, drag the NZD/USD pair lower for the fourth straight day. Doubts that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will commit to a more dovish policy stance prompt some short-covering around the USD.

The US Core Retail Sales - excluding automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services - showed more resilience in June and fueled speculations that the Fed might stick to its forecast for a 50 bps rate hike this year. The markets, however, have been pricing out the possibility of any further rate hikes after the widely expected 25 bps lift-off in July. This is reinforced by a further steep decline in the US Treasury bond yields, which holds back the USD bulls from placing aggressive bets and assists the NZD/USD pair to bounce off the 0.6225 area.

This makes it prudent to wait for some follow-through selling before positioning for an extension of the recent retracement slide from levels just above the 0.6400 mark, or the highest level since early February touched last week. Market participants now look forward to the US housing market data - Building Permits and Housing Starts - for some impetus later during the early North American session. This, along with the US bond yields and the broader risk sentiment, might influence the USD and produce short-term opportunities around the NZD/USD pair.

Technical levels to watch

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price 0.6261
Today Daily Change -0.0012
Today Daily Change % -0.19
Today daily open 0.6273
 
Trends
Daily SMA20 0.6201
Daily SMA50 0.6174
Daily SMA100 0.6195
Daily SMA200 0.6197
 
Levels
Previous Daily High 0.6345
Previous Daily Low 0.6259
Previous Weekly High 0.6413
Previous Weekly Low 0.6166
Previous Monthly High 0.625
Previous Monthly Low 0.599
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 0.6292
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 0.6312
Daily Pivot Point S1 0.624
Daily Pivot Point S2 0.6206
Daily Pivot Point S3 0.6154
Daily Pivot Point R1 0.6326
Daily Pivot Point R2 0.6378
Daily Pivot Point R3 0.6412

 

 

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