🗞️ Lunar New Year Holiday & U.S. Market Closure — Watching the BOJ Meeting
🗞️ Lunar New Year Holiday & U.S. Market Closure — Watching the BOJ Meeting 🎯 Today’s Theme Monitoring the content of the meeting betweenPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi and BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda,while trading under reduced liquidity conditions. Today: 🇨🇳 China: Lunar New Year holiday begins🇺🇸 United States: Presidents’ Day (equity and bond markets closed) With major markets shut […]
📊 USD/JPY’s upside capped by intervention fears; U.S. government shutdown risk back in focus
📊 USD/JPY’s upside capped by intervention fears; U.S. government shutdown risk back in focus ■ Overview USD/JPY continues to take on the character of a politics-driven market plus intervention-alert market. At the end of last week, the pair briefly climbed into the 159s after BOJ Governor Ueda’s press conference, but then plunged by roughly 2 […]
Political Market Continues to Drive USD/JPY – Conditions Remain Highly Fluid
Political Market Continues to Drive USD/JPY – Conditions Remain Highly Fluid The USD/JPY market remains firmly in a “political-driven” phase.Yesterday, the pair surged close to 160 before reversing sharply and falling back into the low-158s. The initial yen weakness was triggered by expectations surrounding Prime Minister Takaichi’s plan to dissolve the Lower House.With her strong […]
✅ -65,435 USD Even After a Rate Hike, the Yen Weakened — What the BOJ Meeting Revealed About the Yen’s Fragility, and Where the Next Edge Lies —
✅ -65,435 USD Even After a Rate Hike, the Yen Weakened — What the BOJ Meeting Revealed About the Yen’s Fragility, and Where the Next Edge Lies — Trading Results (Dec 15–Dec 19) 📊 Weekly Total: -65,435 USD 📊 FX Market Review Notes Scope: Price action review for the week of Dec 15 / Strategic […]
📘 BOJ Governor Ueda’s Press Conference Concluded, Yen Weakness Accelerates Further
📘 BOJ Governor Ueda’s Press Conference Concluded, Yen Weakness Accelerates Further — Dovish Undertone Lingers After Rate Hike, Fueling Yen Selling on “Buy the Fact + Disappointment” — ■ Market Summary BOJ rate hike and press conference pass without incident, triggering renewed yen selling At today’s Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting, the BOJ raised […]
📘 BOJ Rate-Hike Speculation Drives Yen Strength, But London Short-Covering Pauses the Decline
📘 BOJ Rate-Hike Speculation Drives Yen Strength, But London Short-Covering Pauses the Decline Markets Enter “Wait-and-See Mode” Ahead of FOMC, PCE and North American Data ■ 1. Tokyo Session: BOJ December Hike Speculation Remains the Dominant Theme On Monday afternoon, Reuters reported—citing government sources—that: “The BOJ is highly likely to raise rates in December, and […]
📘 BoJ December Rate-Hike Bets Strengthen Further — USD/JPY Maintains Downward Bias
📘 BoJ December Rate-Hike Bets Strengthen Further — USD/JPY Maintains Downward Bias Focus shifts from “whether the BoJ hikes” to “how global markets and US data will react” 1｜BoJ December rate-hike expectations surge, but the move is largely priced in In the Tokyo afternoon session, Reuters reported: “The Bank of Japan is leaning toward a […]
💹 USD/JPY: Downside Risks Becoming Increasingly Clear
💹 USD/JPY: Downside Risks Becoming Increasingly Clear — Policy Expectations in Japan and the U.S. Reverse Simultaneously, Narrowing the Rate Differential** 1. USD/JPY: Diverging Policy Directions Increase Downside Pressure In today’s overseas session, the environment calls for heightened caution over further downside in USD/JPY. ■ BOJ: December Rate-Hike Expectations Surge Governor Ueda signaled a clear […]
✅ USD/JPY Surges to Upper ¥153s After U.S.-Japan Meetings — “High-Pressure Economy” under PM Takaichi and BOJ’s Caution Collide
✅ USD/JPY Surges to Upper ¥153s After U.S.-Japan Meetings — “High-Pressure Economy” under PM Takaichi and BOJ’s Caution Collide 💹 USD/JPY: Yen Selling Accelerates Post-Events, Hitting Highest Level Since FebruaryUSD/JPY briefly touched ¥153.89, marking its highest level since February.With the FOMC and BOJ meetings now behind, yen selling and dollar buying momentum have re-emerged. Federal […]
✅ Market Cautious Ahead of FOMC, BOJ, and ECB—USD/JPY Fluctuates Around the Upper 151 Range
✅ Market Cautious Ahead of FOMC, BOJ, and ECB—USD/JPY Fluctuates Around the Upper 151 Range 💹 FX Market: Calm Before the Triple Central Bank WeekIn tonight’s New York session, the U.S. Federal Reserve (FOMC) will announce its policy rate.Tomorrow, both the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB) are also set to […]