MarketPulse | Apr 16, 2018 12:54PM ET
USD/JPY is trading sideways in the Monday session. In North American trade, USD/JPY is trading at 107.25, down 0.10% on the day. On the release front, there are no Japanese events on the schedule. In the US, Core Retail Sales remained unchanged at 0.2%, matching the forecast. Retail Sales impressed with a gain of 0.6%, above the estimate of 0.4%. This followed two straight declines. On Tuesday, the key event is US Building Permits.
It was a dramatic weekend, as a US-led strike destroyed several chemical installations in Syria. Predictably, Syria and Russia strongly condemned the attack, but are unlikely to retaliate despite the rhetoric. The markets had already priced in an attack, and are hopeful that Trump’s declaration of “mission accomplished” means that things will remain relatively quiet in Syria. However, further chemical attacks by the Syrian regime could trigger a response from the US and its allies, which could result in volatility in the markets and boost the safe-haven Japanese yen.
In Japan, the government’s monthly economic report indicated that the economy was “gradually recovering”, identical to the statement a month earlier. The report also noted that consumer spending was “recovering”. The economy continues to expand, but the markets are braced for a slowdown in the first quarter. Annualized growth in the fourth quarter was 1.6%, but that is expected to fall sharply to 0.5% in Q1 of 2018. Inflation has been hovering around 1%, well short of the Bank of Japan target of 2%. Until inflation gathers steam, the BoJ is unlikely to tighten its ultra-accommodative monetary policy.
USD/JPY Fundamentals
Monday (April 16)
Tuesday (April 17)
*All release times are EST
*Key events are in bold
USD/JPY for Monday, April 16, 2018
USD/JPY April 16 at 11:30 EST
Open: 107.36 High: 107.61 Low: 107.13 Close: 107.25
USD/JPY Technicals
S3 | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
104.32 | 105.53 | 106.64 | 107.29 | 108.00 | 108.89 |
In the Asian session, USD/JPY edged higher but then retracted and lost ground. The pair edged higher in the European session but has given up these gains in North American trade
Further levels in both directions:
OANDA’s Open Positions Ratios
In the Monday session, USD/JPY ratio is showing long positions with a majority (65%), This is indicative of trader bias towards USD/JPY reversing directions and moving to higher ground.
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