NZD/USD pops and drops after NZ CPI (Q1) beat forecasts

NZD/USD rises and then drops after New Zealand CPI data.
Doubts over Trump administration’s proposal to re-open the economy recently probe trade sentiment.
A light economic calendar will keep qualitative catalysts on the driver’s seat.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

With the headlines inflation data coming in better than forecasts and prior, NZD/USD rises to the intraday high of 0.6052, currently around 0.6029, amid the Asian session on Monday.

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New Zealand’s (NZ) first quarter (Q1) Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose beyond 1.5% forecast and 1.9% prior to 2.5% on YoY. The CPI also marked an upbeat print of 0.8% versus 0.3% expectations and 0.5% previous readouts.

Read: NZ CPI Q1 +0.8 PCT vs pvs QTR 0.5% and +0.3 exp

Even so, the data carries a little importance considering the RBNZ’s readiness to ease the monetary policy further, if needed, as well as push for the fiscal measures to combat the pandemic.

It should also be noted that the latest risk-reset could also be considered as weighing on the pair. Traders seem to reconsider the previous risk-on bets based on the increasing odds for the US economy’s likely restart as well as promising details on the Gilead’s Remdesivir testing.

The reason could be probed from the latest US COVID-19 tally from Reuters that suggests the death toll crossing 40,000 mark whereas total infections surging past-740,000. Further, US President Donald Trump, in his latest task force briefings, said that they are getting closer to a deal on the additional stimulus and the answer could be available on Monday. The Republican leader also mentioned that Vice President Mike Pence will talk to the state governors on Monday and will discuss what can be done to further coronavirus response.

While portraying the risk-tone S&P 500 Futures drop 0.70% to 2,848 by the press time.

Despite witnessing the upbeat Kiwi data, the current pessimism, due to the pandemic, might keep weighing on the commodity-linked currencies, including NZD/USD. As a result, traders will give more importance to the upcoming virus updates for fresh direction.

Technical analysis

Sellers will look for entry below 0.5965 comprising 21-day SMA while targeting the monthly low around 0.5840. On the contrary, the pair’s ability to stay above 21-day SMA signals its eagerness to probe 50-day SMA, currently near 0.6125, ahead of aiming to challenge the monthly top of 0.6131 for one more time.

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	0.6024
Today Daily Change	-8 pips
Today Daily Change %	-0.13%
Today daily open	0.6032

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.5965
Daily SMA50	0.613
Daily SMA100	0.636
Daily SMA200	0.6388

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6051
Previous Daily Low	0.5956
Previous Weekly High	0.6131
Previous Weekly Low	0.5922
Previous Monthly High	0.645
Previous Monthly Low	0.547
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.6015
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.5992
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.5975
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.5918
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.588
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.6071
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.6109
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.6166

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Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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