NZD/USD recovers its recent losses around the mid-0.6200s, US GDP data eyed

NZD/USD gains ground near 0.6253 despite a modest rebound in USD.
New Zealand ANZ – Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence for November improved to 93.1 vs. 91.9 prior.
Existing Home Sales came in at 3.82M in November, better than the 3.77M expected.
A new estimate for GDP growth numbers for Q3 will be in the spotlight on Thursday.

Lallalit Srijandorn FXStreet

The NZD/USD pair hovers around the mid-0.6200s after retreating from a five-month high slightly below 0.6300 during the early Asian session on Thursday. At press time, the pair is trading at 0.6253, gaining 0.03% for the day.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr stated on Wednesday that they were surprised by GDP data last week indicating the economy shrank, but they will be back in February with the monetary policy statement.”

On Thursday, the New Zealand ANZ – Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence for November improved to 93.1 from 91.9 in the previous reading. Earlier this week, the Business NZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) rose to 51.2 in November versus 48.9 prior.

On the USD’s front, the annual rate of Existing Home Sales came in at 3.82M in November, beating the market expectation of 3.77M. Additionally, CB Consumer Confidence for December climbed from 101.0 to 110.07. The Greenback attracted some buyers following the upbeat data. However, the anticipation of three rate cuts from the Federal Reserve (Fed) next year might cap the USD’s upside and create a tailwind for the NZD/USD pair.

Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said on Wednesday that any future interest rate rises is possible while signaling openness to lowering short-term borrowing costs, albeit not imminently.

Looking ahead, New Zealand will release Credit Card Spending on Thursday. Later in the day, the US weekly Initial Jobless Claims, a new estimate for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter (Q3), and the Philly Fed Manufacturing Survey will be due.

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.6252
Today Daily Change	-0.0015
Today Daily Change %	-0.24
Today daily open	0.6267

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.6149
Daily SMA50	0.6005
Daily SMA100	0.5981
Daily SMA200	0.6089

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6274
Previous Daily Low	0.6205
Previous Weekly High	0.6287
Previous Weekly Low	0.6084
Previous Monthly High	0.6208
Previous Monthly Low	0.5788
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.6248
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.6231
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.6223
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.6179
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.6154
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.6292
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.6318
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.6362

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Lallalit Srijandorn is a Parisian at heart. She has lived in France since 2019 and now becomes a digital entrepreneur based in Paris and Bangkok.

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