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17 Mar 2014
USD/JPY climbs to 101.80
FXStreet (Edinburgh) - A bout of risk appetite is now pushing the USD/JPY back to the area of 101.80, posting fresh intraday highs at the same time.
USD/JPY firmer on Kuroda comments
Part of today’s depreciation of the Japanese yen seems to follow recent comments by BoJ’s Kuroda, leaving the door open to further easing although the timing remains yet unclear. There were no data releases in Japan, with the Crimean referendum being a non-event and the main news in the region coming from the PBoC’s decision to widen the USD/CNY trading band to +/- 2%. In light of Wednesday’s FOMC gathering, Strategist Emmanuel Ng at OCBC Bank commented, “We expect no radical departure from Yellen and the greenback may well remain on an unsteady footing within G7 space (except perhaps against the JPY) pending further cues out of Crimea/China”.
USD/JPY levels to watch
As of writing the pair is advancing 0.38% at 101.75 facing the next resistance at 101.88 (high Mar.14) followed by 102.00 (psychological level) and finally 102.60 (daily cloud base). On the flip side, a breakdown of 101.21 (low Mar.14) would open the door to 101.00 (weekly Kijun Sen) and then 100.80 (low Feb.5).
USD/JPY firmer on Kuroda comments
Part of today’s depreciation of the Japanese yen seems to follow recent comments by BoJ’s Kuroda, leaving the door open to further easing although the timing remains yet unclear. There were no data releases in Japan, with the Crimean referendum being a non-event and the main news in the region coming from the PBoC’s decision to widen the USD/CNY trading band to +/- 2%. In light of Wednesday’s FOMC gathering, Strategist Emmanuel Ng at OCBC Bank commented, “We expect no radical departure from Yellen and the greenback may well remain on an unsteady footing within G7 space (except perhaps against the JPY) pending further cues out of Crimea/China”.
USD/JPY levels to watch
As of writing the pair is advancing 0.38% at 101.75 facing the next resistance at 101.88 (high Mar.14) followed by 102.00 (psychological level) and finally 102.60 (daily cloud base). On the flip side, a breakdown of 101.21 (low Mar.14) would open the door to 101.00 (weekly Kijun Sen) and then 100.80 (low Feb.5).