MarketPulse | Apr 11, 2016 06:24AM ET
USD/JPY is steady on Monday, as the pair is slightly above the 108 line in the European session. Earlier, the pair showed some strength and dropped to a low of 107.62. On the release front, Japanese Core Machinery Orders posted a sharp decline of 9.2%, compared to a 15.0% gain a month earlier. BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is to speak at an annual meeting of trust banks. In the US, there are no economic indicators on the schedule, but the markets will be paying attention to a number of events. US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will speak at an event in Washington. FOMC member William Dudley will deliver remarks at an event in New York, and the Federal Reserve is expected to release a statement concerning the discount rates to be charged to Federal Reserve Banks.
The Japanese yen continues its excellent run, surging over 400 points against the greenback in April. With experts saying the currency could drop to 105 or lower, the Japanese government has sent out warnings about possible intervention to slow down the yen’s huge appreciation. On Sunday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that although Japan would adhere to the Group of 20’s agreement to avoid competitive devaluations, this did not preclude Japan from intervening against “manipulation of currencies”. The yen has jumped 10 percent in 2016, and despite this tough talk, the upward trend could continue, as the safe-haven yen remains attractive in a turbulent global economy.
The Japanese economy continues to languish, grappling with weak inflation and growth levels. The BoJ has implemented strong easing measures, including negative interest rates, but the economy hasn’t responded as hoped. If the markets feel that the BoJ has no more monetary easing ammunition left, the yen could continue to strengthen. The next BoJ policy meeting takes place at the end of the month. Will the central bank adopt further easing measures or is the monetary tool box empty?
USD/JPY Fundamentals
Sunday (April 10)
Monday (April 11)
*Key releases are highlighted in bold
*All release times are DST
USD/JPY for Monday, April 11, 2016
USD/JPY April 11 at 5:405 DST
Open: 108.29 Low: 107.62 High: 108.32 Close: 108.15
USD/JPY Technical
S3 | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
105.19 | 106.25 | 107.57 | 108.37 | 109.87 | 110.66 |
Further levels in both directions:
OANDA’s Open Positions Ratio
USD/JPY ratio is showing little movement on Monday. Long positions command a strong majority (65%), indicative of strong trader bias towards the pair reversing directions and moving upwards.
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