The greenback continues to push larger within the post-election interval and within the case of USD/JPY, that momentum is helped by larger yields as effectively. The pair has been on a tear since October buying and selling, racing up from 143.00 all the way in which to touching 156.00 earlier at present. The break above 155.00 yesterday is an important one, signifying one other breach of a key technical/psychological degree.
In relation to USD/JPY, there’s at all times one thing about huge determine ranges. And that is arguably no exception.
With consumers clearing the important thing day by day transferring averages and 150.00 mark final month, the main target has been drawn on the 155.00 mark since. And inevitably with Trump successful the election, we have lastly gotten there at present.
And having carried out so, we’re right into a little bit of a pocket of house with little to no technical resistance all the way in which to 160.00 doubtlessly.
It does not imply we’ll get there in a single day nevertheless it does current a horny degree for consumers to take intention at. Nonetheless, the tempo of any additional beneficial properties will in fact be one other factor to be conscious of although.
Which may invite scrutiny from Japan officers to verbally intervene. As for any actual intervention menace, it is going to be robust to battle the underlying market momentum in play presently. So, I would not think about Tokyo attempting that out – at the very least in the interim.
The bond market is as soon as once more going to be a key driver to be conscious of in terms of USD/JPY. However for now, the general greenback bullishness can also be serving to to underpin the pair reasonably strongly. That particularly when the dollar is beginning to creep up on some key technical ranges within the greater image, as seen right here with EUR/USD.