Created
: 2024.11.04
2024.11.04 14:01
The Japanese Yen (JPY) gains ground on Monday as the US Dollar (USD) declines, possibly driven by rising uncertainty surrounding Tuesday's US presidential election. However, JPY liquidity is somewhat limited due to the closure of Japanese markets for Sports Day, which prevents physical trading of US Treasuries.
The JPY may weaken in the future as political and monetary policy uncertainties grow following last week's parliamentary majority win by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) coalition, which has created confusion regarding the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) policy direction.
However, BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda noted in the post-meeting briefing last Thursday that economic risks in the US seem to be decreasing, indicating that this could pave the way for a potential rate hike. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan decided to maintain its policy rate at 0.25%, a move that was widely expected.
The weaker-than-expected Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data for October might have contributed to the decline of the US Dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) interest rate decision later this week. According to the CME FedWatch Tool, there is a 99.6% probability that the Fed will implement a quarter-point rate cut in November.
The USD/JPY pair trades around 151.80 on Monday. Daily chart analysis suggests a potential weakening of the bullish bias, as the pair has broken below its ascending channel. However, the 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) remains above 50, indicating that bullish momentum is still present.
In terms of resistance, the USD/JPY pair faces a hurdle at the lower boundary of the ascending channel, located at the 152.90 level. If the pair manages to re-enter this channel, it could aim for the recent high at 153.88 level before the upper channel boundary near 158.90.
On the downside, the 14-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at the 151.60 level serves as immediate support for the USD/JPY pair, with additional support found around the psychological level of 150.00.
The table below shows the percentage change of Japanese Yen (JPY) against listed major currencies today. Japanese Yen was the strongest against the British Pound.
USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USD | -0.58% | -0.54% | -0.21% | -0.17% | -0.75% | -0.39% | -0.27% | |
EUR | 0.58% | 0.02% | -0.03% | 0.02% | 0.14% | -0.20% | -0.08% | |
GBP | 0.54% | -0.02% | -0.32% | 0.00% | 0.13% | -0.22% | -0.09% | |
JPY | 0.21% | 0.03% | 0.32% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.24% | |
CAD | 0.17% | -0.02% | -0.01% | -0.04% | -0.38% | -0.24% | -0.10% | |
AUD | 0.75% | -0.14% | -0.13% | -0.00% | 0.38% | -0.34% | -0.22% | |
NZD | 0.39% | 0.20% | 0.22% | -0.02% | 0.24% | 0.34% | 0.13% | |
CHF | 0.27% | 0.08% | 0.09% | -0.24% | 0.10% | 0.22% | -0.13% |
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 BoJ ultra-loose monetary policy between 2013 and 2024 caused the Yen to depreciate against its main currency peers due to an increasing policy divergence between the Bank of Japan and other main central banks. More recently, the gradually unwinding of this ultra-loose policy has given some support to the Yen.
Over the last decade, 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 supported a widening of the differential between the 10-year US and Japanese bonds, which favored the US Dollar against the Japanese Yen. The BoJ decision in 2024 to gradually abandon the ultra-loose policy, coupled with interest-rate cuts in other major central banks, is narrowing this differential.
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
: 2024.11.04
Last updated
: 2024.11.04
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