NZD/USD rebounds sharply from two-year lows as USD reverses

• US Dollar jumps after US CPI, loses momentum during last hours.
• US stocks recover after slide, turn positive.
• NZD/USD bottoms slightly above 0.5500, then rebounds sharply.

The NZD/USD tumbled in a few minutes from 0.5630 to 0.5510, reaching the lowest level since March 2020 following the release of US CPI data. Later the pair recovered ground rising back toward 0.5600.

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The greenback rose sharply immediately after the September US CPI that showed higher-than-expected readings. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in September above the 0.1% of market consensus. The annual core rate hit a new decade high at 6.6%.

Those numbers triggered sharp moves that are still taking place. The dollar jumped as US yields soared to fresh multi-year highs. Later a rebound in equity prices in Wall Street weakened the dollar triggering a reversal that pushed NZD/USD back to 0.5600.

The NZD/USD could face resistance at 0.5620 before the daily high at 0.5635/40. If the pair rises above 0.5740 it would alleviate the bearish pressure. A slide back under 0.5760 would expose the recent lows again.

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