USD/JPY retreats on intervention talk, declining T-yields

The USD/JPY pair declined for two consecutive days following remarks from Japanese authorities indicating increased scrutiny of currency market movements. The Japanese Yen strengthens in response to the news, putting downward pressure on the USD/JPY pair.

USD/JPY maintains an upward bias as long as it holds above the key level of 138.74, representing the May 18 daily high. USD/JPY dropped for two consecutive days after Japanese authorities expressed that currency market moves would be watched, following a meeting between the BoJ and Masato Kanda, vice finance minister for international affairs. After those remarks, the (JPY strengthened. At the time of writing, the USD/JPY is trading at 139.84, losing 0.41%.

The USD/JPY pair remains upward biased as long as the pair remains above the May 18 daily high of 138.74, though the recent pullback could be attributed to market sentiment deterioration. Additionally, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator, exiting from overbought conditions, could be one of the reasons, alongside plunging US Treasury bond yields.

That said, USD/JPY first support would be the 139.00 figure. A breach of the latter will expose the May 18 high, followed by the 138.00 figure. Next would be the confluence of a previous resistance trendline turned support and the 20-day EMA at 137.76.