MarketPulse | Aug 24, 2016 05:10AM ET
The Japanese yen continues to have a quiet week, as the currency markets remain subdued ahead of the Jackson Hole conference on Thursday. Currently, USD/JPY is trading at 100.30. On the release front, Japanese inflation indicators kick off with the Services Producer Price Index, with a forecast of just 0.1%. In the US, today’s highlight is Existing Home Sales, with the indicator expected to dip to 5.52 million. On Thursday, Japan releases Tokyo Core CPI, a key indicator. Over in the US, we’ll get a look at the Core Durable Goods report and Unemployment Claims.
Japan continues to battle deflation, as the government’s Abenomics economic plan and BoJ easing has failed to boost inflation levels. The government has now embarked on an ambitious stimulus plan, but even if successful, it will take time for inflation to gain traction. Tokyo Core CPI, the primary important gauge of consumer spending, continues to post declines, and the estimate for the July reading stands at -0.3%. On the manufacturing front, Japanese manufacturers remain pessimistic. In August, Flash Manufacturing PMI improved to 49.6 points, almost identical to the estimate of 49.5 points. However, the indicator has remained under the 50-point level (which separates contraction and expansion) since February, pointing to ongoing contraction in the industry. We’ll get another look at the mood of manufacturers next week, with the release of Final Manufacturing PMI.
With the Jackson Hole meeting in focus,Fed was close to its aims of a full labor market and the inflation target of 2 percent . The latter claim sounds a bit optimistic, as US inflation levels have consistently been closer to zero than the 2 percent level. Janet Yellen will likely address the inflation issue at Jackson Hole, as inflation levels will be a crucial factor in whether the Fed pulls the rate trigger before 2017. The odds of a September hike are only about 12%, while the likelihood of a December move is around 40%.
Wednesday (August 24)
Thursday (August 25)
*Key events are in bold
*All release times are EDT
USD/JPY for Wednesday, August 24, 2016
USD/JPY August 24 at 4:15 EDT
Open: 100.30 High: 100.52 Low: 100.23 Close: 100.28
USD/JPY Technical
S3 | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
97.78 | 98.95 | 99.71 | 101.20 | 102.36 | 103.73 |
Further levels in both directions:
OANDA’s Open Positions Ratio
USD/JPY ratio is unchanged on Wednesday, consistent with the lack of movement from USD/JPY. Currently, long positions have a strong majority (73%), indicative of trader bias towards USD/JPY breaking out and moving to higher ground.
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