The BoJ’s July meeting minutes revealed a growing debate among policymakers over the need to raise rates toward neutral levels. One member argued that with prices elevated and the output gap near zero, it was appropriate for the BoJ to “return the policy rate to its neutral level where possible.” Another member warned against being…
USD/JPY trades flat around 148.00 in Monday’s early Asian session. The US central bank delivered an expected rate cut but signaled little urgency to lower borrowing costs. BoJ kept interest rates unchanged, with two members voting for a rate hike. The USD/JPY pair holds steady near 148.00 during the early Asian session on Monday. The US…
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The recent movement of the USD/JPY has been very choppy as it continues to trade within a four-month-plus “Ascending Wedge” range configuration since its 22 April 2025 low of 139.89. The initial 0.8% intraday rally of the US dollar against the Japanese yen at the start of this week’s Asia session on Monday, 8 September…
Markets Most markets were mired in technical trading today. Core bonds, at least up until now, are taking a breather after soft US labour market data that last week supported bets for accelerated Fed easing and a further easing of (global) financial conditions. Markets usually take a forward looking approach, mostly ignoring statistical data revisions….
We are concluding a fairly muted trading week, with participants usually taking the final trading week of August to reload their batteries before entering the volatile final four months of the year. As a matter of fact, the session close will be essential to watch as month end flows tend to move markets quite largely….
USD/JPY could weaken as BoJ Governor Ueda expressed optimism that conditions for another rate hike are coming into place. The US Dollar may struggle as expectations grow for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September. Fed Chair Powell stated that risks to the labor market are increasing, while also noting that inflation remains a…
Markets spent the past week navigating a narrow path between relief and reality. Relief came from headline trade developments that bought more time for diplomacy. Reality showed up in the form of fresh price pressures and unresolved global tensions. The contrast defined how investors approached risk, producing a complex mix of resilience and unease. On…
Markets entered last week riding a wave of optimism, but exited rattled. Wall Street could have marked the end of its summer rally, with Friday’s sharp selloff capping a week of crosswinds, from upbeat GDP numbers and trade deals to dismal job data and institutional upheaval. Dollar, too, saw its recent momentum falter, closing the…
Markets The three biggest Euro area economies released July inflation numbers today. French prices rose 0.3% m/m to be up a June-matching 0.9% on a yearly basis as energy was still heavily weighing on inflation. Italian inflation meanwhile dropped 1% on a monthly basis with the year-on-year print easing from 1.8% to 1.7%. Both countries…