FxWirePro: Kiwi rallies above 0.6400 on RBNZ's hawkish move, faces resistance at 200-DMA
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 7:17 AM UTC
- The New Zealand dollar rose, extending previous session gains following the central bank's monetary policy decision.
- The Reserve Bank of New Zealand held rates at record lows, as expected, but sounded more optimistic on the economic outlook and dropped a reference to the chance of future cuts.
- The RBNZ raised the forecast path for rates this year to 1 percent, from 0.9 percent previously, erasing the chance of a cut.
- The Kiwi was trading 0.9 percent up at 0.6458, having hit a low of 0.6378 on Tuesday, its lowest level since November 15.
- Technical indicators are bullish on hourly charts: RSI strong at 73.67, Stochs are biased higher and MACD supports upside.
- The par faces major resistance at 200-DMA.
- Immediate resistance is located at 0.6484, a break above could take it near 0.6503.
- On the downside, support is seen at 0.6381, a break below could drag it till 0.6358.