NZD/USD consolidates in a range around 0.6000, seems vulnerable amid bullish USD

NZD/USD struggles to gain any meaningful traction and oscillates in a range.
Aggressive Fed rate hike bets revive the USD demand and act as a headwind.
A positive risk tone seems to be the only factor that lends support to the pair.

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

The NZD/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's modest bounce from the 0.5975 area and oscillates in a range through the early European session on Thursday. The pair is currently hovering around the 0.6000 psychological mark and remains well within the striking distance of its lowest level since May 2020 touched the previous day.

Signs of stability in the equity markets turn out to be a key factor offering some support to the risk-sensitive kiwi. That said, the emergence of fresh US dollar buying acts as a headwind for the NZD/USD pair. Tuesday's stronger US CPI report lifted bets for a more aggressive policy tightening by the Fed, which, in turn, continues to underpin the greenback.

The implied odds for a full 1% lift-off at the next FOMC meeting on September 20-21 currently stand at 30%. Moreover, the markets expect the Fed to deliver another supersized 75 bps rate hike in November. This remains supportive of elevated US Treasury bond yields and favours the USD bulls, supporting prospects for a further downside for the NZD/USD pair.

That said, a positive risk tone caps gains for the safe-haven greenback and warrants some caution for aggressive traders. Market participants now look forward to the US economic docket, featuring Retail Sales figures, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Regional Manufacturing Indices, and Industrial Production data later during the early North American session.

This, along with the US bond yields and the broader risk sentiment, might influence the USD price dynamics and provide some impetus to the NZD/USD pair. The focus, however, remains on next week's highly-anticipated FOMC monetary policy meeting.

Technical levels to watch

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.6007
Today Daily Change	0.0004
Today Daily Change %	0.07
Today daily open	0.6003

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.6126
Daily SMA50	0.6204
Daily SMA100	0.6286
Daily SMA200	0.6532

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6025
Previous Daily Low	0.5976
Previous Weekly High	0.6153
Previous Weekly Low	0.5996
Previous Monthly High	0.647
Previous Monthly Low	0.6101
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.6006
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.5995
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.5977
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.5952
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.5928
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.6027
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.605
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.6076

Author

Haresh Menghani

FXStreet

Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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