Created
: 2024.08.23
2024.08.23 13:10
The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) following the release of the National Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data and a speech by Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda in Parliament on Friday. Ueda stated that "the BoJ raised rates in July as the economy and inflation moved largely in line with forecasts."
BoJ Governor Ueda also indicated that there would be no change in the stance on adjusting monetary easing if the economy and inflation continue to align with forecasts. Ueda noted that recent BoJ policy decisions have been appropriate and warned that outlining the future policy path could lead to unnecessary speculation.
The USD/JPY pair depreciates as the US Dollar receives downward pressure from lower Treasury yields. However, the Greenback gained ground following the mixed S&P Global Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data released on Thursday.
Furthermore, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak at the Jackson Hole Symposium later on Friday. Powell may deliver a statement about the possibility of interest rate cuts in the United States (US), which is highly anticipated by market participants.
USD/JPY trades around 145.60 on Friday. Analysis of the daily chart shows that the pair is positioned above a downtrend line, suggesting a weakening of a bearish bias. However, the 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) remains just above 30, indicating that the bearish trend may still be in play.
For support levels, the USD/JPY pair tests the downtrend line at the 145.50 level. A break below this level could reinforce the bearish bias and push the pair to navigate the region around the seven-month low of 141.69, which was recorded on August 5. A further drop could drive the pair toward the throwback support level at 140.25.
On the upside, the USD/JPY pair could encounter immediate resistance around the nine-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at the 146.46 level. A breakthrough above the nine-day EMA could support the pair to test the resistance level at 154.50, which has transitioned from previous support to current resistance.
The table below shows the percentage change of Japanese Yen (JPY) against listed major currencies today. Japanese Yen was the strongest against the US Dollar.
USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USD | -0.14% | -0.12% | -0.47% | -0.15% | -0.23% | -0.45% | 0.14% | |
EUR | 0.14% | 0.02% | -0.31% | 0.00% | -0.09% | -0.07% | 0.28% | |
GBP | 0.12% | -0.02% | -0.34% | -0.04% | -0.11% | -0.07% | 0.02% | |
JPY | 0.47% | 0.31% | 0.34% | 0.31% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.38% | |
CAD | 0.15% | -0.01% | 0.04% | -0.31% | -0.08% | -0.05% | 0.06% | |
AUD | 0.23% | 0.09% | 0.11% | -0.24% | 0.08% | 0.03% | 0.12% | |
NZD | 0.45% | 0.07% | 0.07% | -0.24% | 0.05% | -0.03% | 0.10% | |
CHF | -0.14% | -0.28% | -0.02% | -0.38% | -0.06% | -0.12% | -0.10% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Japanese Yen from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent JPY (base)/USD (quote).
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is one of the world's most traded currencies. Its value is broadly determined by the performance of the Japanese economy, but more specifically by the Bank of Japan's policy, the differential between Japanese and US bond yields, or risk sentiment among traders, among other factors.
One of the Bank of Japan's mandates is currency control, so its moves are key for the Yen. The BoJ has directly intervened in currency markets sometimes, generally to lower the value of the Yen, although it refrains from doing it often due to political concerns of its main trading partners. The current BoJ ultra-loose monetary policy, based on massive stimulus to the economy, has caused the Yen to depreciate against its main currency peers. This process has exacerbated more recently due to an increasing policy divergence between the Bank of Japan and other main central banks, which have opted to increase interest rates sharply to fight decades-high levels of inflation.
The BoJ's stance of sticking to ultra-loose monetary policy has led to a widening policy divergence with other central banks, particularly with the US Federal Reserve. This supports a widening of the differential between the 10-year US and Japanese bonds, which favors the US Dollar against the Japanese Yen.
The Japanese Yen is often seen as a safe-haven investment. This means that in times of market stress, investors are more likely to put their money in the Japanese currency due to its supposed reliability and stability. Turbulent times are likely to strengthen the Yen's value against other currencies seen as more risky to invest in.
Created
: 2024.08.23
Last updated
: 2024.08.23
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