NZD/USD bias turned bearish on September 18, 2026
The New Zealand dollar declined as the U.S. dollar gained on a hawkish Federal Reserve outlook, then steadied when softer U.S. bond yields kept the U.S. dollar on the defensive. With markets digesting the Fed hike and the Bank of England decision leaving the U.S. dollar mixed, the 0.5700 level has been noted in NZD/USD price action.
Updated
The reading that day
BearishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed once during the day.
The day on the wire
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Weak bullish
- 07:31Bearish
Headlines (12)
First seen on September 18
- New Zealand Dollar steadies as softer US bond yields keep USD on the defensiveFXStreet
- New Zealand Dollar declines as US Dollar gains on hawkish Fed outlookFXStreet
- NZD/USD Price Forecast: Kiwi reversal puts 0.5700 under pressureFXStreet
Carried over from earlier days
- New Zealand Dollar drops as RBNZ’s Silk to exit in DecemberFXStreet
- New Zealand Dollar: Growth risks temper RBNZ pricing – INGFXStreet
- After Years of Holds and Cuts, the Fed Just Raised Rates AgainBitcoin.com News
- Federal Reserve Chair Warsh: Inflation trends were not passing the testFXStreet
- NZD/USD braces for NZ GDP data: Three scenarios for the KiwiInvestingLive
- New Zealand Dollar sinks toward its July low after the Fed hikesFXStreet
- New Zealand GDP in the barrel with the Kiwi at July lowsFXStreet
- New Zealand GDP Avoids Stagnation—But Households Are Still Losing GroundActionForex
- U.S. dollar mixed as markets digest the day after the Fed hike and today's BOE decisionInvestingLive
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 18 | ||
| Capacity Utilization Rate | 76.4% | USD |
| Industrial Production m/m | 0.3% | USD |
| FOMC Member Bowman Speaks | USD | |
| CB Leading Index m/m | 0.1% | USD |
| FOMC Member Schmid Speaks | USD | |
| Monday, September 21 | ||
| Credit Card Spending y/y | NZD | |
| FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks | USD | |
| Tuesday, September 22 | ||
| ADP Weekly Employment Change | USD | |