NZD/USD downside favoured; awaiting RBNZ

By FXStreet FXStreet (Guatemala) – NZD/USD is trading with a bearish bias and is moving south along the 0.62 handle, with MACD turning less positive.

NZD/USD has been favoured to the downside recently on the back of the revisions to the July report of +44k with an additional plus of a reduction in the unemployment rate. This leaves the September Fed decision as a close call and increases the divergence between the RBNZ and Fed while the RBNZ are expected to cut interest rates at this week’s meeting. There is an expectation that the bank to cut 25bps. We also have Q2 Manufacturing, REINZ home prices, Food prices and offshore bond holdings.

NZD/USD downside is compelling

Technically, 0.6220 has been eyed and a break here opens-up the downside towards 0.5910. To the upside, the 200 SMA on the hourly sticks is key resistance until the 50 DMA at 0.6568.

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Source:: FX Street