NZD/USD holds onto gains above 0.5800 ahead of Fed policy

NZD/USD turns sideways after a sharp recovery to near 0.5820 ahead of Fed policy.
The Fed is expected to keep interest rates unchanged but will keep doors open for further policy-tightening.
NZ Q3 labor market data would trigger action in the New Zealand Dollar.

Sagar Dua FXStreet

The NZD/USD pair clings to gains after a significant recovery from 11-month low around 0.5770. The Kiwi asset oscillates above 0.5800 as the focus shifts to the interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve (Fed), which will be announced on Wednesday.

S&P500 futures added significant gains in the European session, portraying an improvement in the risk-appetite of the market participants. US equities generated decent gains as investors hope that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged in the range of 5.25-5.50% on Wednesday.

The Fed may keep interest rates steady but will keep doors open for further policy-tightening as inflation is still far from the desired rate of 2% and robust consumer spending due to tight labor market conditions could boost consumer inflation expectations.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) remains subdued near 106.50 in a data-packed week. The market participants would watch for private payrolls data and the ISM Manufacturing PMI for October, which will be published on Wednesday.

Investors will keenly observe the factory data as a recent survey from S&P Global showed that Manufacturing PMI met the 50.0 threshold for the first time after contracting for straight 11 months. A figure below the 50.0 threshold is considered as contraction.

On the New Zealand front, investors await the Q3 Employment data, which will be released on Tuesday. As per the consensus, hiring rose by 0.4% against 1.0% reading from the previous quarter. The Unemployment Rate is seen increasing to 3.9% against 3.6% recorded in the second quarter of 2023. The quarterly labor cost index eased marginally to 1.0% against the former reading of 1.1%.

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.5829
Today Daily Change	0.0019
Today Daily Change %	0.33
Today daily open	0.581

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.5905
Daily SMA50	0.592
Daily SMA100	0.6035
Daily SMA200	0.6134

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.5844
Previous Daily Low	0.5805
Previous Weekly High	0.5874
Previous Weekly Low	0.5772
Previous Monthly High	0.605
Previous Monthly Low	0.5847
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.582
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.5829
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.5795
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.5781
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.5756
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.5834
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.5859
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.5874

Author

Sagar Dua

FXStreet

Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.

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