JPY Exchange Rate Nervous Movements, Watching U.S. and European Stock Markets; U.S. Retail Sales Today
The yen has shown nervous movements recently. Last Friday, the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) decision meeting hinted at reducing government bond purchases in July. The market expected a reduction at the June meeting, leading to yen selling. BOJ Governor Ueda’s remarks have added uncertainty, suggesting a potential rate hike in July depending on conditions. However, […]
Dollar Adjustment Continues
In the Tokyo market, the USD/JPY pair shifted from the 150.50 yen level to 150.08 yen, becoming weaker for the dollar and stronger for the yen. There is a broadening adjustment movement in response to the dollar’s strength after the US CPI data. While the adjustment for the euro and pound after the CPI release […]
Attention on US Retail Sales
Major currencies are showing a lack of clear direction. Trading within a narrow range is expected to continue until the release of US retail sales data at 21:30. The previous two releases of US retail sales showed weakness, partly due to the increase in gasoline prices, but a solid recovery into positive territory is expected […]
Check the continuation of the weak dollar trend for next week, today’s US retail sales, etc.
This week will be a week in which the release of US economic statistics will be the center of attention. The US consumer price index and the US producer price index headline numbers have slowed further, putting pressure on the dollar to sell. The market consensus is that the FOMC will raise interest rates […]
Following yesterday’s US CPI, today we will examine US retail sales, etc.
Yesterday, the consumer price index (CPI), a US economic indicator that has attracted a lot of attention, was announced. The result was +6.4% from the previous year, a slight decrease from the previous value, but exceeded market expectations. Market reaction fluctuated wildly, but in the end, there is a history of calming down to a […]
Pay attention to US stock trends as well as economic statistics such as US retail sales
Yesterday’s US consumer price index headline was +8.2% year-on-year, which was not much lower than the previous +8.3% and exceeded market expectations. Furthermore, the core year-on-year growth rate unexpectedly accelerated to +6.6%, reaching the highest level in 40 years. It was a strong number that showed how long persistent inflationary pressure would continue. However, the […]
Movement of dollar appreciation I wonder if the weekend will come to an end, today is the US retail sales
The dollar yen rose to the 139.39 level yesterday. Eurodollar fell to the 0.9952 level. After that, the dollar’s appreciation stopped. This week, the US consumer price index rose 9.1% year-on-year, higher than expected, and the market is hoping for a 1.00 percentage point hike at the next FOMC. However, US financial officials were wary […]
EUR / USD high near 1.0850 after US retail sales announcement
EUR / USD turned positive and renewed highs for two days. Due to poor US retail sales, relatively dollar selling trend. However, US stocks are currently rebounding.From here to AUD buying.