Will the decline in cross-yen pairs take a breather?
21.07.2021
- U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index
- UK Public Sector Net Debt
Yesterday, stock prices rebounded in the U.S. market, leading to a market environment characterized by rising stock prices, higher interest rates, and a stronger U.S. dollar.The sharp decline in WTI crude oil has paused for now, and it is currently trading around $66.6. BTC/USD has fallen below $30,000 and is now in the $29,800 range. Meanwhile, the Teranet/National Bank Composite House Price Index for Canada, released yesterday, rose 2.7% month-over-month, marking the largest monthly increase on record.
In the foreign exchange market, the overall trend of yen appreciation has paused, and cross-yen pairs have stopped falling. The Canadian dollar/yen pair, in particular, has risen significantly, rebounding by about 130 pips from 85.4 to 86.7.Meanwhile, Oceania currencies, after rebounding, have fallen again during today’s Asian trading session, with the AUD/JPY pair moving from 80.6 to 80.2. Similarly, the NZD/JPY pair has fallen from 76.2 to 75.9 during today’s Asian trading session.
Today, the following events are scheduled: UK public sector net debt and Japanese machine tool orders at 15:00 Asia time; the US MBA Mortgage Applications Index at 20:00 Europe time; US weekly crude oil inventories at 23:30 US time; and the US 20-year Treasury auction at 26:00.While keeping a close eye on the spread of the Delta variant and stock prices, we want to carefully assess the relative strength of various currencies.
