US President Joe Biden said at a press conference at the White House on the 19th that “(Russia) will invade in my opinion” about the situation in Ukraine, which continues to be tense, and expressed a sense of crisis about the occurrence of a military conflict. However, he expressed his willingness to hold a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and emphasized his willingness to break the situation through diplomacy.
(Jiji Press)
The sense of urgency in the situation in Ukraine has increased.
The USDJPY has dropped significantly, but this is a situation where buying is gathering in JPY, CHF, GOLD, etc., which are easy to buy due to risk aversion rather than selling USD.
It has been announced that a joint military exercise by Russia, China and Iran will be held in the Gulf of Oman in the Middle East until the 22nd, so it is expected that tension will continue.