Capital controls and currency intervention will be among tools emerging Asians can use if rapid US interest rate hikes and the surging dollar force the risk of falling in a debt crisis. So, it is appropriate and helpful to compose the comprehensive picture of financial assets’ performance, last week from …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 22/09/22
Recession seems inevitable as stubbornly high inflation plus the escalation of the war forced policymakers’ hands. Stocks fell, while US government bond yields soared to fresh multi-year highs.Major central banks announced monetary policy decisions following the US Fed’s meeting for September with the Bank of Japan firstly, on Thursday, deciding …
Read More »US Treasury comments on Japan’s intervention against yen volatility
A spokesperson for the US Treasury said on Thursday that they acknowledge the Bank of Japan’s intervention in the foreign exchange market.“The Bank of Japan today intervened in the foreign exchange market. We understand Japan’s action, which it states aims to reduce recent heightened volatility of the yen,” the spokesperson …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session September 15
Gold price is fighting its own battle against soaring Treasury yields and the rising US dollar. Gold has lost about $40 on the day and hopes for a catalyst to rebound. The market is getting more nervous that the monetary mistake would lead to a severe session for gold like …
Read More »Solo intervention cannot stop Yen’s sharp declines
Japan has got a long history of interventions to stop the yen from falling. Efforts to stop the yen’s sharp falls through unilateral market intervention could only have a limited impact according to a senior member of the country’s ruling party as data showed the Yen’s latest drop is blowing …
Read More »GBP/JPY: making strong gains 7/9/2022
The British pound jumped against the Japanese yen, achieving remarkable gains during the previous trading session, reaching its highest level of 165.42 at the opening of today’s trading session. Technically, with the pair’s success in building a support base of 164.40, is accompanied by obtaining a positive stimulus from the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 06/09/2022
The US dollar extended its gains, ending Tuesday higher against most rival currencies. The EUR and the JPY were the worst performers, falling to multi-year lows against their American rival. EUR/USD traded as low as 0.9863, now hovering around 0.9900, while USD/JPY trades a handful of pips below 143.07, a …
Read More »USD/JPY Rallies as yen falls apart
The USD/JPY pair rallied on Tuesday and took out the symbolic level of 142, scoring a fresh 24-year low as the US dollar sprung into life again and while the gap between Japanese monetary policy and its counterparts widens. USD/July hit the highest levels since August 1998. Japan’s Finance Minister …
Read More »Yen Faces Worst Week In Two Decades
The Japanese currency has enjoyed a long safe haven and safe investment status in a financial world with plenty of uncurtaining, but as the yen fell to its lowest level against the US dollar in more than two decades this week, analysts have speculated that its safe haven status may …
Read More »GBP/JPY: Building on Support 2/9/2022
GBP/JPY found a good support area represented by the bearish target of the last report at 160.85, which forced it to rebound to the upside during the early trading of the current session. Technically, the pair was based on the support level of 160.85. However, we find the simple moving …
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