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The NZD/USD is struggling today after relatively mixed economic data from New Zealand. The NZDUSD is trading at 0.7193, which is a few pips below its year-to-date high of 0.7317.
In a report earlier today, the New Zealand bureau of statistics said that the country’s headline consumer price rose by an annualized rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter. That was better than the expected increase of 1.0%. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the CPI rose by 0.5%, lower than the previous increase of 0.7%.
The NZD/USD possibly declined because of the weak PMI data released by Business NZ. The number showed that the PMI fell from the expansionary zone of 55.3 in December to 48.7. A PMI number of 50 and below is usually a sign of contraction. Nonetheless, the New Zealand economy is in a relatively strong shape judging by the recent electronic retail sales number.
The NZD/USD pair has been on a strong upward trend in the past few months as shown on the daily chart below. It is also above the 25-day and 15-day exponential moving average. Most importantly, the pair has been forming a rising wedge pattern. Also, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has formed a bearish divergence pattern.
Therefore, while the uptrend could go on for a few weeks, there is a possibility that it will resume a new downtrend. If this happens, the next level to watch will be the psychological level of 0.700.
FOLLOWME NZD/USD Overall Sentiment (As of 03:30 p.m., Jan 22, 2021),
Short - 49.56%
Long - 50.44%
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