• NZD/USD edged higher on Tuesday as markets reacted to the escalating feud involving the Federal Reserve..
• U.S. dollar and Treasury yields eased amid reports that the Fed Chair Jerome Powell faces a potential criminal indictment, boosting risk-sensitive currencies..
• Domestic data also provided support, with the NZIER Q4 survey showing capacity utilization rising to 89.8% from 89.1%.
• Market attention shifts to U.S. December CPI data due Tuesday, with a Reuters poll forecasting +0.3% month-on-month and +2.7% year-on-year inflation..
• Meanwhile, New Zealand’s economic calendar is light, with December manufacturing PMI due on Friday.
• Immediate resistance is located at 0.5781(50%fib), any close above will push the pair towards 0.5838(Higher BB).
•Support is seen at 0.5729 (SMA 20) and break below could take the pair towards 0.5699(61.8%fib).
Recommendation: Good to buy around 0.5770 with stop loss of 0.5650 and target price of 0.5830
