NZD/USD bounces from 0.5600 as hawkish RBNZ bets soar, US ISM PMI eyed – by Sagar_Dua24 NZDUSD RBNZ Fed PMI Inflation
ing to cross the critical hurdle of 0.5750. The kiwi bulls witnessed an intense sell-off despite a decline in the monthly Consumer Price Index data. The monthly inflation data declined to 6.8% from the prior release of 7%.economic data
has landed at 48.1, lower than the expectations and the prior release of 49.5. It is worth noting that New Zealand is a leading trading partner of China and a weaker-than-projected Caixin Manufacturing PMI data carries a significant impact on NZ exports. This week, investors’ focus will be on the interest rate decision by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand . Reuters poll on RBNZ rate hike forecast claims a fifth consecutive rate hike by 50 basis points . A fifth half-a-percent rate hike by the RBNZ Governorwill push the Official Cash Rate to 3.5%. It would be worth watching whether an OCR above 3% is sufficient to anchor the galloping inflation.
Meanwhile, the US dollar index is expected to drop below the immediate cushion of 112.00. The DXY is likely to witness a sheer decline ahead of US ISM Manufacturing PMI data. The continuation of ‘the hawkish’ stance on interestby the Federal Reserve has shrunk the extent of manufacturing activities. Firms have postponed their expansion plans due to higher interest rates and bleak demand growth.
As per the projections, the US ISM Manufacturing data will decline to 52.3 vs. the former release of 52.8. Also, the US ISM New Orders Index data, which is an indicator that reflects forward demand is expected to drop significantly to 49.6 against the prior reading of 51.3.
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