NZD/USD has posted small gains on Monday, as the pair trades at 0.6840 in the European session. It’s a quiet start to the week, with no economic releases from New Zealand or the US. Still, there are some cues for the markets. US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will speak at an event in Washington. FOMC member William Dudley will deliver remarks at an event in New York, and the Federal Reserve will release a statement concerning the discount rates to be charged to Federal Reserve Banks.
New Zealand will release the Food Price Index on Tuesday. The indicator helps analysts track inflation, as CPI, the primary consumer inflation indicator, is released on a quarterly basis. FPI is pointing to weak inflation levels, as the index has posted six declines in the past seven readings. Will the index return to positive territory in the March report? We’ll get a look at CPI next week. The fourth quarter reading did not impress, with a decline of 0.5%, its worst reading since 2009.
NZD/USD Fundamentals
Monday (April 11)
- 8:30 US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Speaks
- 9:25 US FOMC Member William Dudley Speaks
- Tentative – Federal Reserve Announcement
*Key releases are highlighted in bold
*All release times are DST
NZD/USD for Monday, April 11, 2016
NZD/USD April 11 at 8:15 DST
Open: 0.6815 Low: 0.6788 High: 0.6844 Close: 0.6833
NZD/USD Technical
| S3 | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 0.6449 | 0.6605 | 0.6738 | 0.6897 | 0.7011 | 0.7100 |
- NZD/USD has posted slight gains in the Asian and European sessions
- There is resistance at 0.6897
- 0.6738 is providing strong support
Further levels in both directions:
- Below: 0.6738, 0.6605 and 0.6449
- Above: 0.6897, 0.7011, 0.7100 and 0.7231
- Current Range: 0.6738 to 0.6897
OANDA’s Open Positions Ratio
The NZD/USD ratio is showing long positions with a strong majority (63%). This is indicative of trader bias towards NZD/USD continuing to move to higher ground.