The softening in US August core PCE inflation (3.9% YoY vs previous 4.3%, 0.1% MoM vs previous 0.2%) failed to drive a sustained rebound in Wall Street last Friday, as Treasury yields stayed firm despite some paring in rate hike bets. While further progress on the core inflation front may offer room for the Federal
This comes as Japanese yields continue to nudge higher all through this week, with 10-year JGB yields touching 0.77% today: 10-year JGB yields (%) daily chart Since the BOJ allowed for yields to roam above the 0.50% mark, bond sellers haven’t really let up and I reckon that policymakers still want to manage expectations somewhat
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Nothing in these is a game changer. Headlines via Reuters: Members agreed it was important to check whether wage hikes will continue next year and onward a few members said chance of firms continuing to raise wages next year was high one member said there was strong chance corporate wage, price-setting behaviour will be sustained
USD/JPY closes in on eleven month highs Interest rate differentials continue to crush the Yen after BoJ stood pat last week Markets suspect it’s more likely to step in and bolster the Yen at current levels The Japanese Yen fell to a ten-month low against a generally stronger United States Dollar on Monday, pushing USD/JPY
Share: USD/JPY refreshes YTD top during the Asian session on Monday, albeit lacks follow-through. Intervention fears, along with a softer risk tone, underpin the JPY and caps gains for the pair. The Fed-BoJ policy divergence still favours bulls and supports prospects for a further move up. The USD/JPY pair touches a fresh high
Share: GBP/JPY trading into the 181.50 handle, on the low side for the week. The Pound Sterling lost ground across the board this week after a dovish twist from the BoE. The BoJ continues to maintain their easy monetary policy stance. The GBP/JPY is ticking into the south side of the 181.50 handle after the
Share: The USD/JPY is seeing recovery on Friday into the top end of the week’s trading. The BoJ maintained its negative rate policy regime, as markets broadly expected. US PMIs came in mixed, capping any decisive moves for the Greenback. The USD/JPY is set to close out the trading week just south of
Article written by Axel Rudolph, Senior Market Analyst at IG USD/JPY puts pressure on its 10-month high There is no stopping USD/JPY’s advance as the US dollar is on track for its tenth consecutive week of gains amid the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish pause while the Bank of Japan (BOJ) rigorously holds onto its dovish
© Reuters. Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved little on Friday as markets continued to fret over higher U.S. interest rates, while the yen came close to 10-month lows after the Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-dovish policy. The dollar remained relatively well-bid in Asian trade, recovering a measure of overnight losses. The and rose about
