USD/JPY daily chartI think where USD/JPY ends up trading today will be one to be mindful about for markets and dollar sentiment in particular. The BOJ disappointment is keeping hopes alive for a push above the 150.00 level but so far, buyers are still remaining rather...
Japan’s Matsuno: Monetary policy falls under the jurisdiction of the BOJ
BOJ decision meant to enhance flexibility in forming long-term interest rates smoothlyThey don't want to be seen overstepping but as is tradition in Japan, the government and BOJ are more or less one entity. Yes, there is a segregation in responsibilities but in terms...
GBPUSD Technical Analysis – The bearish bias is still intact
GBPUSD Fundamental Analysis USThe Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected at the last meeting.The macroeconomic projections were revised higher, and the Dot Plot showed that the FOMC still expects another rate hike by the end of the year with less rate cuts...
BOJ’s Ueda: Next spring’s wage negotiations will be an important factor
Believes that can anticipate a certain level of wage hike next yearBut difficult to say if can achieve continuous cycle of wage hikes and price increasesUntil achievement of inflation target is in sight, both YCC and NIRP will be in placeThe order of end of either...
Germany September retail sales -0.8% vs +0.5% m/m expected
Prior -1.2%It seems like you can always count on German retail sales to disappoint estimates these days. It is once again another monthly decline and exemplifies the negative traction among consumption activity and domestic demand. But this is all part of Q3 data,...
Germany September import price index +1.6% vs +0.7% m/m expected
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Ueda: Don’t think long-term rates will come under pressure to exceed 1%
Today's steps came partly as a result of rising US long-term ratesStrength of inflation, wages still not sufficientInflation outlook is slightly improved but can't say with full confidence that it can be sustainedBut we are getting gradually closer to achieving the...
BOJ governor Ueda: Will patiently continue monetary easing with decided new measures
Will closely scrutinise economy, price situation by examining wages and pricesMain reasons for inflation outlook overshoot compared to July are longer-than-expected effects of price pass-through and rising oil pricesBut we are not in a situation to foresee sustainable...
France Q3 preliminary GDP +0.1% vs +0.1% q/q expected
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Heads up: BOJ governor Ueda press conference coming up later
There will definitely be a lot to say, now especially as the Japanese yen has fallen in the aftermath of their policy decision today. But I reckon Ueda will continue to maintain that they do acknowledge firmer inflation developments but they're not at a point yet to...
Eurozone inflation in focus in the session ahead
Japanese yen bulls were left disappointed by the BOJ once again as the central bank continues to kick the can down the road. Each and every time they could have made a statement to markets, they decide to back down and play it safe instead. It has been the case ever...
Dollar looks to recoup losses in trading today
The dollar lost some ground to start the new week as a better risk mood and a fall in USD/JPY overnight did not help with trading sentiment yesterday. The latter owed to growing market expectations of a shift higher in the 10-year JGB yields ceiling by the BOJ....
The BOJ underdelivers once again
Heading into the policy decision, market expectations were brought up in anticipating a change to the 10-year JGB yields ceiling i.e. from 1% to perhaps 1.25% or 1.50%. However, the BOJ instead chose to keep the focus on the 1% mark by making it a sort of point of...
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: BOJ formalises 1% 10year JGB yieldcap, USD/JPY to 150
USD/JPY retraced much, but not all, of its overnight move lower in the lead-up to the Bank of Japan statement. The USD traded a touch higher against other major FX also. The yield on the 10 year JGB approached 1.0% ahead of the statement, following the Nikkei report...
Bank of Japan October 31 Statement – full text
Central Banks <!--> --> <!--> --> <!--> Full text:Also, this added to it:As I said earlier:The last time the Bank of Japan allowed an expanded range for the 10 year JGB yield tolerance band the Bank explained this was to make ultra-easy policy...
USD/JPY jumped back to 150 on the Bank of Japan statement
The last time the Bank of Japan allowed an expanded range for the 10 year JGB yield tolerance band the Bank explained this was to make ultra-easy policy more sustainable. Today the BOJ set the 1% cap more firmly in place, cementing that reasoning, it looks like loose...
Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Statement: Changes language around 1% 10year JGB cap
BOJ October 30 / 31 Monetary Policy Board meeting decision - no extension of the cap to 1.5% but instead formalised the 1% cap. Keeps short-term interest rate target at -0.1% Keeps 10-year JGB yield target around 0% Widens reference range to 1.0% point up and down...
The Bank of Japan policy statement is very slow coming – something’s cooking
There is no firmly scheduled time for the Bank of Japan announcement and statement. It's a good bet to expect it sometime in the 0230 to 0330 GMT time window based on past experience.The but is the longer it takes the more likely there is to be some sort of...
JPMorgan Securities Japan expects BOJ to start tweaking policy in 2024, remove YCC first.
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ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos is speaking on Tuesday
Due on Tuesday, 31 October 2023 at 1630 GMT, 1230 US Eastern time:Remarks and colloquium by ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos with students organised by ICADE UniversityThe European Central Bank looks set to be on hold for some time at current rates. If De Guindos...