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NZD/USD clinging to a narrow consolidation

FXstreet.com (New York) - The NZD/USD foreign exchange rate has been static thus far during Asian trading, navigating the threshold between positive and negative territory Wednesday.

Later today at 22:45 GMT, New Zealand is slated to release several indicators, including the Trade Balance, and Import and Export figures in the month of May.

NZD/USD bearishness cannot be confirmed

“The NZD/USD is trading sideways above 0.7715 support and below minor resistance 0.7800; the sideways movement is usually a continuation trend for a previous formation. We cannot confirm it’s a bearish continuation formation unless the pair consolidates below 0.7715 and accordingly we stand aside awaiting confirmation.” notes the Technical Analyst Team at ICN.com.

NZD/USD sideways consolidation

Presently, the NZD/USD technical pair has refused to breakout thus far, instead clinging the 0.7740 region, incurring a marginal loss of -0.01% Wednesday. According to the Mataf.net analyst team, supports will be encountered at 0.7691, then 0.7634, and 0.7584. Conversely, resistances will occur at 0.7798, then 0.7848 and finally 0.7905.

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