USDJPY keeps firm tone in holiday-thinned trading on Thursday and pressuring last Friday’s peak at 157.92 (the highest since mid-July). The pair is on track for the fourth consecutive weekly gain and for over 5% monthly advance in December. Hawkish signals from Fed on expectations that inflation will remain elevated for some time and continue […]

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EURJPY, Daily In the Daily timeframe, EURJPY broke the trend line after a short-term decline and is consolidating at an important resistance. On the Alligator, the lips crossed the jaw, indicating the possibility of further upside. We can consider buying EURJPY on consolidation above 163.500 with a target to 166.500;

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It’s never too late to believe in Santa. Investors on Monday were shrugging off the bad news of past week – especially the one that suggested that the Federal Reserve (Fed) would cut its rates only two times in 2025 due to a too resilient US economy. Yesterday’s data that showed that the US durable […]

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USDJPY reversed from key support level 156.35 Likely to rise to resistance level 158.00 USDJPY currency pair recently reversed up from the key support level 156.35 (former resistance from November, acting as she support after it was broken last week). The upward reversal from the support level 156.35 continues the active minor impulse waves iii […]

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CADJPY, Daily In the Daily timeframe, CADJPY formed a symmetrical triangle pattern. The price is testing the upper trend line and MA50. At the same time, the lips crossed the jaw of the Alligator, indicating a possible upside. If the bulls push the price above the trend line and 109.000, the upside to 111.200 will […]

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Last week was chaotic. The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish 25bp cut, the hint from the dot plot that there would be only two rate cuts next year instead of four – because the US economy is too strong to continue the cuts as previously predicted – and the US debt limit shenanigans even before Trump […]

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Markets A looming US government shutdown starting as soon as tonight is capturing market and media attention. Policymakers had agreed on a bipartisan deal to fund spending through March 24. Enter Trump and Musk. Both urged Republicans to kill the deal, a.o. because it didn’t raise the debt ceiling. Trump otherwise has to address the […]

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Markets Front end US yields returned a few bps of the sharp Fed-induced gains yesterday but the long end extended its march higher. The 10-30-yr bucket added between 4.8 and 5.9 bps. Economic data, while second tier, again in most cases underscored the country’s economic resilience. European swap rates gapped higher in a first response […]

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Yen, which has been one of the weakest currencies this week, showed a modest recovery during today’s Asian session. The rebound came on the back of stronger-than-expected inflation data and renewed verbal intervention from Japan’s Finance Ministry. November’s inflation figures revealed a sharp reacceleration, driven by significant increases in energy prices and rice prices. Despite […]

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A week packed with central bank decisions is coming to an end with a sour taste in everybody’s mouth. The Federal Reserve (Fed)’s decision to cut rates by 25bp was fully meaningless and the incoming data is a proof. The US Q3 growth was revised to 3.1% from 2.8% printed earlier, the sales growth was […]

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Key Highlights USD/JPY started a fresh surge above the 154.00 resistance. A key bullish trend line is forming with support at 154.50 on the 4-hour chart. EUR/USD tumbled toward 1.0350 before correcting some losses. AUD/USD and NZD/USD accelerated losses. USD/JPY Technical Analysis The US Dollar formed a base above 152.00 against the Japanese Yen. USD/JPY […]

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EURJPY broke resistance zone Likely to rise to resistance level 165.00 EURJPY currency pair recently broke the resistance zone located between the key resistance level 162.00 (which stopped the previous minor wave 2) and the 50% Fibonacci correction of the downward impulse 1 from October. The breakout of this resistance zone accelerated added to the […]

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Both Sterling and Japanese yen are among the weakest-performing currencies today, following their respective central banks meetings. BoE left rates unchanged at 4.75%, but the surprise came from a dovish shift in the MPC, with three members voting for a cut. While BoE reiterated that a “gradual approach” to easing remains appropriate, rising concerns over […]

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USDJPY spiked to new multi-month high on Thursday, after Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged in today’s policy meeting, adding to positive signals for dollar from Fed’s hawkish rate cut on Wednesday. Although BoJ’s decision did not surprise (markets widely expected unchanged rates at 0.15%) the central bank pointed to cautious approach to the […]

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According to the USD/JPY chart today, the US dollar has climbed to 157 yen. This movement was driven by monetary policies of both countries’ central banks. The Federal Reserve took a hawkish stance, with Chair Jerome Powell suggesting the possibility of fewer rate cuts in 2025 than earlier expected. On the other side, the Bank […]

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Markets The Fed lowered policy rates yesterday from 4.5%-4.75% to 4.25-4.5%, a level chair Powell said is still “meaningfully restrictive”. The decision was expected but not unanimous. Cleveland Fed Hammack voted to keep rates steady which given the circumstances had a lot to say for. The economy is doing fine with GDP forecasts left unchanged […]

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USDJPY remains steady, though at narrower range on Wednesday, awaiting the FOMC verdict later today. Tuesday’s dip from new three-week high, which interrupted a six-day rally, is likely to be short-lived, as the dollar remains well supported and yen under pressure on wide gap between Fed and BoJ monetary policies. Fed is expected to deliver […]

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USDJPY is trading sideways as the yen shows some signs of life Market participants are preparing for central bank meetings Momentum indicators are mostly bullish at this stage USDJPY is trading sideways today, following Tuesday’s red candle, which was the first negative session for this pair after six consecutive green candles that pushed it towards […]

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Dollar has strengthened against commodity currencies this week but remains range-bound against Euro and Pound, as markets await Fed’s rate decision to gauge the next move. While a 25bps rate cut is fully expected in with no chance of deviation, the focus is on how hawkish Fed’s messaging will be. Key questions include the likelihood […]

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BoJ may leave rates unchanged in December’s meeting Next rate hike may not come until March Policy decision is due on Thursday at 03:00 GMT Yen weakness continues Market consensus overwhelmingly for steady rates The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is anticipated to keep its interest rate steady at 0.25% during its upcoming two-day meeting on December 18-19, the last one […]

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