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- Interest Rate2.25
- Inflation Rate MoM0.9
- Inflation Expectations2.53
- Retail Sales MoM0.9
- GDP Growth Rate0.2
- GDP m/m
- Manufacturing PMI50.5
- Services PMI 48.9
- Unemployment Rate5.3
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- 3.75Interest Rate
- 0.5Inflation Rate MoM
- 3.5Inflation Expectations
- 0.5Retail Sales MoM
- 1.6GDP Growth Rate
- GDP m/m
- 55.1Manufacturing PMI
- 50.7Services PMI
- 4.3Unemployment Rate
Day Trading
Short Term/Scalp Opportunity
Waiting for confirmations
Swing Trading
Long Term Opportunity
Short at major resistance areas
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Fundamental Bias is Bearish
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Forecast is Bearish
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Trend is SELL
Dynamic resistance at R3 (0.58627) and R4 (0.58849) could be apropos entries
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD), often called the "Kiwi," is the currency of New Zealand. Like the Australian Dollar, the NZD is a commodity currency, with a heavy reliance on exports such as dairy products, meat, and timber. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) manages the monetary policy of the NZD. Key price drivers include global demand for New Zealand’s agricultural exports, interest rates, inflation data, and risk sentiment. The NZD often correlates with the AUD, as both currencies are affected by similar economic factors, including commodity prices and developments in the Asia-Pacific region. The NZD typically strengthens during periods of global growth and demand for commodities, while it may fall during economic slowdowns or increased risk aversion.
The US Dollar (USD) is the most widely traded currency in the world and the primary reserve currency. It is the official currency of the United States and is often seen as the global standard for trade and investment. The USD’s price is influenced by the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve, inflation levels, and interest rates. Its dominance in global trade makes it highly correlated with other major currencies, especially the Euro and Japanese Yen. Key impact parameters for the USD include US economic growth (GDP), job market conditions, consumer spending, and the Fed’s policy decisions. As a safe-haven currency, the USD often rises during periods of global risk aversion. Its price is also sensitive to geopolitical events, such as US government policy changes and international conflicts.
NZDUSD Analysis
Introduction
The NZD/USD, also a commodity currency pair, is highly sensitive to agricultural export prices (particularly dairy products) and global risk sentiment. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has a direct influence on the NZD through interest rate policy. The NZD tends to strengthen when global demand for New Zealand’s commodities rises. Like the AUD/USD, the NZD/USD is closely correlated with China’s economic health.
Fundamentals and Interest Rates
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand policy is Hawkish with the (RBNZ) current Interest rate 2.25%. Latest change was Nov 26, 2025 (-25bp)%.
On that side the Federal Reserve policy is Dovish and (FED) has set its interest rate to 3.75% by latest change, Dec 10, 2025 (-25bp).
(FED) Higher interest rates generally lead to higher returns on investments denominated in USD. This tends to attract foreign capital into USD assets.
Based on the economic and macro fundamental data, The Fundamental Bias of NZD is Weak Bearish and for the USD is Strong Bullish.
Ziwox considering Moderate Bearish bias for this asset and we expect prices to decline in the long-term.
mid-term Fundamental Score for NZD is 19. and Fundamental Score for USD is 11. So, base on the Fundamental Score, we predict mid-term upside price movement.
Market Overview & Performance
In the current trading session, "Tokyo", Market risk sentiment is Mix. The Gold and Australian dollar recorded the strongest performance, while the Yen and New Zealand Dollar are weakest so far.
Currencies performance vs US dollar "USD"
Gold "XAU", recorded a 1.32% increase against us dollar.
Euro "EUR", performance has been 0.09% up so far
Pond "GBP", performance has been 0.14% up as of now
Australian dollar "AUD", has risen by 0.22%
Swiss franc "CHF", experienced 0.16% rise so far
Canadian dollar "CAD", has gained 0.03%
Market Sentiment and Positioning
NZD COT (Commitments of Traders):
Institutions Net Position on >Newseeland Dollar is -28246 included 8460 long, 36706 short and 5933 position changed from last week.
So they mainly have a bearish view on this asset and sold NZD for lower prices in long-term.
Last week 5933 repositioning Indicates closed positions and short-term profit-taking.
USD COT (Commitments of Traders):
Institutions Net Position on >U.S. Dollar Index is 3758 included 24584 long, 20826 short and 2908 position changed from last week.
So they mainly have a bullish view on this asset and bought USD for higher prices in long-term.
Last week 2908 repositioning Indicates that they are optimistic about higher prices in mid-term.
Retail Traders:
Crowd traders or Retail traders are bullish on the NZDUSD with 71% 29% ratio. 0 long pos and 0 short position.
We generally adopt a contrarian approach towards crowd sentiment and we give probability NZDUSD prices may decrease.
Technical Levels and Support/Resistance
The NZDUSD pair is approaching a critical technical support level near 0.57337.
Technical trend is Sell, So If the pair continues to weaken, this support could become a significant area to watch for potential reversal or consolidation.
On the upside, there is key resistance near 0.58849. Technically, If the pair continues to the upside, this resistance level could become a significant area to watch for sell entery potential.
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