The NZD/USD pair drifts lower for the second straight day on Wednesday and drops to its lowest level since March 10 during the early North American session. The pair, meanwhile, react little to the upbeat US macro data and bounces to the 0.6135-0.6140 region in the last hour amid the emergence of fresh US Dollar (USD) selling.
In fact, the USD Index, which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, erases a major part of the overnight gains and turns out to be a key factor lending some support to the NZD/USD pair. A slight improvement in the global risk sentiment - as depicted by a goodish recovery in the US equity markets - is seen as a key factor weighing on the safe-haven buck. The USD bulls fail to gain any respite following the better-than-expected release of US Durable Goods Orders and a modest uptick in the US Treasury bond yields.
fresh concerns about the regional banking sector crisis in the US, along with the possibility of an imminent recession and worries about the US debt ceiling, have been fueling speculations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will cut interest rates later this year. The Fed, however, is still expected to hike interest rates by 25 bps in May, which, along with fears about economic headwinds stemming from rising borrowing costs could help limit the downside for the USD. This, in turn, is seen as a key factor exerting pressure on the NZD/USD pair.
Bearish traders, meanwhile, might wait for a sustained break through the 0.6100 mark and some follow-through selling below the YTD low, around the 0.6085 region touched in March before placing fresh bets. The focus now shifts to the release of the US Q1 GDP report on Thursday and the US Core PCE Price Index - the Fed's preferred inflation gauge on Friday. This will play a key role in influencing the near-term USD price dynamics and help investors to determine the next leg of a directional move for the NZD/USD pair.
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