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The USD/JPY advances toward 150.47, up +0.28%, at the time of writing, as Bank of Japan might postpone policy-normalization plans. BoJ’s Ueda wants to see more wage data before announcing victory over deflation. The US Dollar will be guided by Fed Powell’s testimony and employment data.The USD/JPY pair marched toward …

Outgoing Fed Vice Chair Richard Clarida, who will resign from his position on Friday, two weeks before the end of his term, said on Thursday that commencing policy normalization in 2022 would be entirely consistent with the Fed’s new flexible average inflation targeting framework. The US economy is well above …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell, speaking at the Senate hearing for his re-nomination, reiterated on Tuesday that he expects the economy to be able to deal with the current and future Covid-19 outbreaks. He also noted that inflationary pressures are set to remain elevated well into 2022. Jerome Powell, added that …

The US dollar soared against all major currencies after President Biden officially re-nominated Jerome Powell as Fed Chair and Lael Brainard will become Vice Chairman when Richard Clarida’s term ends in January. Greenlight for Policy Normalization When it comes to heads of central banks, investors generally prefer continuity which explains …