The critical Bank of Japan policy decision that is broadly awaited by investors on Wednesday could lift the Yen as much as 5%, according to analysts and economists.The BoJ meeting poses further upside risks to the JPY. If the BoJ decides on further YCC adjustment, we estimate that the Yen …

Amid risk-off impulse, and speculations for the Bank of Japan quitting its policy stance, the USD/JPY is struggling. USD/JPY attempts to hold on its earlier gains as the US session begins, though it’s retracing after hitting daily highs of 129.16 before the Wall Street open. The US dollar is giving …

A significant amount of optimism seemed to weaken at the beginning of this quiet week, with US markets closed observing Martin Luther King holiday. The dollar managed to recover ahead of the daily close but ended the day with modest gains against most major rivals, and it is still at …

Bitcoin’s famous Fear and Greed Index moved into the neutral territory over the weekend following several months of persistent fear. On Tuesday, Bitcoin was trading up 2.2% on the day at $21,165m, before sliding to $21138.00, up by (+1.21%) at the time of writing versus the previous closing price of …

The NZD/USD pair is flat into the early close on Wall Street. Traders will look to the Q4 NZIER QSBO survey. The pair moved between a low of 0.6361 and a high of 0.6426, currently flat on the day hovering near its strongest levels in a month.The NZD benefitted in …

WTI crude oil retreated below the $80 level and is trading at $79.08 versus the previous closing price of $80.24 per barrel at the time of writing despite the positive comments by UAE energy minister on the sidelines of Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi over the weekend.UAE …

Gold prices are expected to rise towards record highs above $2,000 per ounce this year, with a little turbulence, as the United States slows the pace of rate hiking and eventually stops increasing them, according to industry analysts.Spot prices of the precious metal have shot above $1,900 an ounce, surging …

European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said frontloading interest-rate increases to eliminate inflation could mean that ECB’s policymakers do not have to take even more drastic action down the line.“By acting swiftly now, we should be able to avoid what is often called a ‘Volcker shock’,” he said …

This weekly recap is tracing key developments across most financial assets during the previous trading week that witnessed the release of the CPI data in the United States and improved risk appetite benefiting some assets while impacting others:US DollarThe dollar was slightly lower against most of its G10 counterparts to …

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the buck’s performance against a basket of six rivals, erases its earlier gains, down 0.04%, at 102.201. During the session, the USD/CHF cleared the 20-day EMA at 0.9293 and cleared the 0.9300 mark. Nevertheless, as the dollar weakened, the major retreated those gains …