RBNZ Charge Resolution Preview: Fireworks for NZD/USD?

NZD/USD, RBNZ Value Evaluation & Information

• NZD Merchants Centered RBNZ Assertion, Anticipate Forecast Upgrades
• Markets Positioning for a Hawkish End result

At the moment’s RBNZ financial coverage assertion would be the major focus for NZD merchants. On condition that the central financial institution is unanimously anticipated to take care of the money price at 0.25%, the first focus will likely be on the accompanying assertion and financial projections, during which the latter is more likely to be upgraded. What’s extra, with possibility implied vols over the 90th percentile in NZD/USD and AUD/NZD, we may very well be in for a good sized response.

Commerce Foreign exchange Information: An Introduction

NZD IMPLIED MOVE

Supply: Refinitiv, DailyFX

NZ Financial system: Because the final MPS (Feb), the NZ financial system has been rather more resilient than the RBNZ had anticipated.

1. Q1 unemployment price dropped to 4.7%. Reminder, the RBNZ assumed a soar to five.2% in 2021 and doesn’t see 4.6% till the top of the forecast interval.
2. Q1 CPI topped forecasts at 1.5% (exp. 1.4%), nonetheless, fell in need of the central financial institution’s assumptions. That stated, inflation expectations (2.05%) now sit on the RBNZ’s midpoint.
3. Sturdy retail gross sales for Q1 at 2.5% raises upside dangers to the Q1 GDP information.

With that in thoughts, financial forecasts are more likely to be upgraded, which may see the timing of a price hike introduced ahead (control the OCR forecast). Ought to this happen, the NZD would possible see an preliminary carry, nonetheless, the RBNZ will stay cautious of their rhetoric, emphasising that coverage wants to stay very accommodative.

NZD Positioning: Heading into the assembly, markets look like leaning for a extra hawkish end result. This might have been boosted by the RBNZ’s shadow board who sees a robust case for tightening over the approaching yr. Alongside this, with each quick cash (leveraged funds) and actual cash (asset managers) lengthy NZD, the uneven commerce could be for a hawkish disappointment relative to expectations. On this situation, NZD/USD could be susceptible to a drop under 0.7150. Nevertheless, ought to the RBNZ present an upbeat evaluation, anticipate 0.7250 to be the goal for bulls. That stated, I stay optimistic on the NZD vs AUD and would look to fade any AUD/NZD rallies.

NZD/USD COT POSTIONING

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NZD REACTION TO RBNZ MEETING

Supply: BBG, DailyFX