# NZD/USD Rises as RBNZ Hike Looms

> NZD/USD climbs 0.25% toward 0.5700 ahead of RBNZ rate hike.
- Title: NZD/USD Rises as RBNZ Hike Looms · TradingView | Shortify
- Summary: NZD/USD climbs 0.25% toward 0.5700 ahead of RBNZ rate hike. NZD/USD rose 0.25% to 0.5700 as markets anticipated RBNZ's 25-bp OCR hike to 3.00%.
- Keywords: nzd, usd, rbnz, ratehikes, support and resistance, fundamental analysis, moving averages, business, finance, Rises, Hike, Looms
- Source: TradingView — https://tradingview.com/chart/NZDUSD/FD101Xi3-NZD-USD-Rises-as-RBNZ-Hike-Looms
- Published: 2026-10-27T15:40:29+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nzd, usd, rbnz, ratehikes, support and resistance, fundamental analysis, moving averages, business, finance
## NZD/USD Rises
NZD/USD traded higher on Tuesday, gaining roughly 0.25% toward 0.5700 as markets looked ahead to Wednesday’s RBNZ decision.
## RBNZ Expected to Hike
The central bank is widely expected to raise the Official Cash Rate by 25-bps to 3.00% after third-quarter inflation came in at 3.7%.
## Key Resistance at 0.5700
NZD/USD has put together a respectable rebound from the 0.5585 floor but is running directly into the first meaningful resistance zone around 0.5700.
## Key takeaway

NZD/USD rose 0.25% to 0.5700 as markets anticipated RBNZ's 25-bp OCR hike to 3.00%.