Should We Be Wary of the Continued Trend of Buying the U.S. Dollar and Selling the Yen?
15.03.2022
- U.S. Producer Price Index
- U.S. New York Fed Manufacturing Index
In the U.S. currency market yesterday, the U.S. dollar rose against the yen as the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note surpassed the key 2% level to reach 2.13%.The USD/JPY pair rose to the mid-118 yen range during today’s Asian trading session. It is gaining momentum as it approaches the resistance level of 118.76. Meanwhile, the EUR/USD pair has been forming higher lows on the 4-hour chart, rebounding 90 pips from 1.090 to 1.099.
Following yesterday’s trend, the euro remained the strongest European currency during today’s Asian trading session, with the EUR/AUD pair rising by approximately 360 pips from 1.495 to 1.528. Since the EUR/AUD pair is currently trading just above the 20-day moving average (MA) on the daily chart, it will be interesting to see if it can firmly break above the 20-day MA with a full-bodied candle.
Today’s schedule includes the UK unemployment rate at 16:00 European time, the French Consumer Price Index at 16:45, the Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment Survey and Eurozone Industrial Production at 19:00, Canadian Housing Starts at 21:15, and during U.S. trading hours at 21:30, the U.S.Producer Price Index and the New York Fed Manufacturing Index, at 21:30 during U.S. trading hours; Canadian existing home sales at 22:00; remarks by ECB President Lagarde at 24:15; and U.S. securities investment data at 29:00.We should keep an eye on the latest developments in the situation in Ukraine while monitoring the movement of the U.S. dollar.
