Focus on the Dollar/Yen Reaction to the BOJ Governor’s Press Conference

Focus on the Dollar/Yen Reaction to the BOJ Governor’s Press Conference In today’s New York foreign exchange market, the initial focus will be on how US participants assess BOJ Governor Ueda’s press conference. After the reaction to domestic news has settled, trading will continue with a normal focus on US interest rate movements. Economic data […]
At the beginning of the week, there is a lack of significant catalysts, and there is strong anticipation of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) keeping its policies unchanged in tomorrow’s meeting.

Monday starts with a lack of significant catalysts, and there is strong anticipation of a Bank of Japan (BoJ) meeting tomorrow that will likely result in a policy hold. Today being Friday, it’s a time when weekend adjustments can easily occur. However, in the Tokyo market, the USD/JPY pair briefly reached 148.80, marking the highest […]
BOJ YCC revision again is factored in; Yen sell-off reaction, but not intervention.

The Bank of Japan’s Yield Curve Control (YCC) revision has been announced. They have shifted from a stance of firmly adhering to the previous 1% upper limit to adopting a more flexible approach with a target around 1%. The target level for the yield curve control operation has been changed to be decided depending on […]
After passing through last week’s events, July seems to be coming to a close with a dollar-strong trend, having absorbed the shock from the Bank of Japan’s decision.

Today marks the beginning of a new week and the end of July. Major events such as the US FOMC meeting, ECB Council meeting, and Bank of Japan policy decision have been concluded. It appears that July, overall, will end with a dollar-strong trend. Both the FOMC and the ECB announced a 25 basis points […]
US FOMC, ECB, Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Announcement next week

This week has seen a strengthening in USD, but the reasons behind its rally are questionable. There seems to be a correction in the market after a continuous 6-day USD decline until last week. Various factors are influencing the market sentiment. For USDJPY, BOJ Governor Kuroda’s reaffirmation of the easing stance cooled down the YCC […]
BOJ Governor Ueda Cools YCC Revision Speculation, Dollar-Yen Decline Lulls

Shutaro Ueda, the Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), poured cold water on the speculation of Yield Curve Control (YCC) revision, and the decline in USD/JPY seems to have paused. In today’s Tokyo market, USD/JPY is trading in the 139 yen range. It has regained some ground after last week’s decline to the […]
BOJ Decides to Continue Large-Scale Monetary Easing, Maintains Price Outlook

According to the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision on the 16th, they have decided to continue their current large-scale monetary easing policy centered around Yield Curve Control (YCC). There were no significant changes in their perception of the economy and prices. In a survey conducted by Bloomberg among 47 economists from the 1st to […]
Yen buying resumed CPI did not slow down unexpectedly, speculation about revising BOJ policy resurfaced, USD/JPY weakened to the 133.70 level

As the CPI did not slow down unexpectedly, speculation about the Bank of Japan’s policy revision resurfaced, leading to yen buying. However, it is unlikely that the Bank of Japan will make any changes to the YCC at next weekend’s meeting. Bank of Japan Governor Ueda has indicated that inflation is likely to ease […]
It is difficult to find a direction ahead of tomorrow’s Bank of Japan and US employment statistics events

“There are many events this week, but today is a day in between.” Yesterday and the day before yesterday, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell testified before Congress. Tomorrow is BOJ Governor Kuroda’s final monetary policy meeting and the release of the US employment report, one of the most closely watched indicators of the US economy. The […]
Bank of Japan does not rush to re-correct YCC, assessing the impact and effects of the December decision

The Bank of Japan is in the phase of assessing the impact and effects of the operational review of yield curve control (yield curve control, YCC) decided at the Monetary Policy Meeting in December last year, and does not see any need for further revisions at this stage. there is This was confirmed through interviews […]