Will Dollar Buying Prevail Heading into the Weekend? No Decisive Factors Today

This week has seen a trend of dollar strengthening. The FOMC’s forecast of one rate cut this year and the BOJ’s postponement of bond purchase reduction have boosted USD/JPY. Additionally, political uncertainty in France has pressured the euro. The Swiss National Bank’s unexpected rate cut increased selling pressure on the Swiss franc. The Bank of […]

UK Inflation Slows, Low Rate Cut Expectations for Tomorrow, U.S. Markets Closed Today

Today lacks significant events apart from the UK inflation data. The UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) confirmed a slowdown to a 2.0% annual increase, as expected. Service inflation slowed to 5.7% from 5.9% but remains high. Expectations for a rate cut by the Bank of England (BoE) at tomorrow’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting remain […]

Quiet Start to the Week, Will Overseas Markets Revisit Last Week’s Topics?

The market is off to a relatively quiet start this week. The forex market, in particular, is in a stalemate. The USD/JPY is trading in the mid-157 yen range, EUR/USD is around 1.07, and EUR/JPY is in the mid-168 yen range. This morning in Tokyo, a series of Chinese economic statistics were released: new home […]

BOJ Decides on Reduction “Policy,” Yen Sells Off; Monitoring Market Reaction to Governor Ueda’s Press Conference and Intervention Concerns

In the highly anticipated BOJ policy meeting, the decision was made to establish a “policy” for reducing bond purchases in the upcoming July meeting. This means that the specific details of the reduction were not announced this time. The BOJ plans to determine the reduction amount through discussions with bond market participants to avoid shocking […]

Yesterday’s US Events Create Mixed Signals; Focus on US PPI and Jobless Claims Today

Yesterday saw the dollar fluctuate wildly. The dollar plunged after the US Consumer Price Index slowed down. However, the dollar rebounded when the US FOMC raised its inflation outlook and adjusted members’ median interest rate forecasts from three cuts this year to one. Despite these events, the dollar has not fully returned to pre-announcement levels […]