✅ U.S.–China Tensions Resurface, Risk-Off Mood Returns — Powell’s Speech in Focus for Dollar-Yen Direction
✅ U.S.–China Tensions Resurface, Risk-Off Mood Returns — Powell’s Speech in Focus for Dollar-Yen Direction 🌏 Renewed U.S.–China Friction Sparks Risk Aversion The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the resumption of Section 301 investigations into China, prompting a sharp and defiant response from Beijing.This reignited U.S.–China tensions, fueling risk-off sentiment across markets in the afternoon […]
✅ Market Shaken by Komeito’s Exit and Trump’s Tariff Threat — A Cautious Start to the Week
✅ Market Shaken by Komeito’s Exit and Trump’s Tariff Threat — A Cautious Start to the Week 🏛 Political Risk and U.S.–China Tensions Collide, Stirring Late-Week Volatility At the end of last week, markets were rattled by two flashpoints — Japan’s political turmoil and renewed U.S.–China trade friction.First, the Komeito Party’s withdrawal from its coalition […]
✅ Will the Dollar-Buying and Yen-Selling Trend Continue? U.S. Officials’ Remarks Take Center Stage Tonight
✅ Will the Dollar-Buying and Yen-Selling Trend Continue? U.S. Officials’ Remarks Take Center Stage Tonight 💵 Dollar Strength and Yen Weakness Accelerate — USD/JPY Nears 153 The FX market’s dollar-buying and yen-selling momentum shows no sign of stopping, with USD/JPY now approaching the 153 level. In just a few days, the pair has surged from […]
✅ Dollar Buying Accelerates as Yen and Euro Slide — Politics Take the Driver’s Seat
✅ Dollar Buying Accelerates as Yen and Euro Slide — Politics Take the Driver’s Seat 💵 Dollar Strength Broadens, Yen and Euro Selling in Tandem Following the inauguration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new administration, the USD/JPY pair has broken decisively above the ¥150 mark, extending gains for several consecutive sessions.Cross-yen pairs have also climbed […]
✅ Testing the Sustainability of Yen Weakness — Fed Officials’ Remarks in Focus
✅ Testing the Sustainability of Yen Weakness — Fed Officials’ Remarks in Focus 💱 Yen Weakness Pauses but Remains Intact — ¥151 Becomes the Key Battleground In Tokyo trading, both USD/JPY and cross-yen pairs extended gains beyond previous highs,but momentum slowed as the ¥151 psychological threshold came into view. The “Takaichi shock” that triggered rapid […]
💹 “Takaichi Shock” Hits Markets: Dollar-Yen Breaks Above ¥150, Heightening Intervention Fears
💹 “Takaichi Shock” Hits Markets: Dollar-Yen Breaks Above ¥150, Heightening Intervention Fears Following Sanae Takaichi’s victory in the LDP presidential election, markets reacted with a weaker yen and higher equities.The USD/JPY pair finally broke into the ¥150 range, while the Nikkei 225 climbed to a new record high. Takaichi’s commitment to aggressive fiscal spending and […]
⚠️ U.S. Government Shutdown Heightens Uncertainty, NFP Delay in Focus
⚠️ U.S. Government Shutdown Heightens Uncertainty, NFP Delay in Focus 🔍 Situation Overview Partial U.S. government shutdown has begun. Weekly jobless claims release postponed; high probability that the Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report will also be delayed. The absence of key labor data undermines FOMC decision-making, adding uncertainty to the market’s rate-cut outlook. 💱 FX Market […]
⚠️ US Government Shutdown Risks Delay of Jobs Report, Dollar Selling Dominates
⚠️ US Government Shutdown Risks Delay of Jobs Report, Dollar Selling Dominates 🏛 Shutdown and Its Impact The US Senate failed to pass a stopgap budget → partial government shutdown has begun. Weekly jobless claims report has already been postponed. The Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) is now at high risk of being delayed, adding to USD […]
US Government Shutdown Clouds NFP Release
⚠️ US Government Shutdown Clouds NFP Release 🏛 Impact of US Government Shutdown The US Senate failed to pass a stopgap budget → partial government shutdown. This raises the risk that key data such as Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) and weekly jobless claims could be delayed. NFP is one of the most important indicators for global […]
📊 Entering a New Month: Nervous Trading Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report
📊 Entering a New Month: Nervous Trading Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report 🔎 Key Focus This Week U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (Sep 27, Fri) – Forecast: +50k jobs. Unemployment rate and average hourly earnings will also be closely watched. A series of leading indicators before the NFP are likely to drive flow-based moves: Sep 24: JOLTS […]