Will the pound show any resilience against the yen? We’ll be keeping a close eye on this.
04.09.2023
- European Investor Sentiment Index
- Switzerland: Second-Quarter Real GDP
Last weekend, the Canadian dollar fell against the yen after Canada’s June real GDP, released on the 1st, deteriorated from 0.3% the previous month to -0.2%. The CAD/JPY pair dropped by approximately 110 pips, from 107.825 to 106.678.It fell below the 20-day moving average (MA) on the daily chart. However, on the weekly chart, it remains above the 10-day MA, and since the uptrend continues, we will wait and see how the market moves during U.S. trading hours.
European currencies saw the GBP/JPY pair fall by only about 95 pips, while other yen crosses dropped by more than 1 yen, following the release of the UK’s August manufacturing and services PMIs last weekend, which improved to 43.0 from 42.5 the previous month.After hitting a new monthly high on the 22nd of last month, GBP/JPY has been attempting to break higher again, but last weekend’s decline came as these attempts appeared to have failed. However, since the pair remains just below the daily 20-day moving average (MA), we will be watching price action closely during European trading hours.
Today, at 15:00: Germany’s trade balance and Sweden’s current account balance; at 16:00: Switzerland’s second-quarter real GDP, Turkey’s consumer price index, and Turkey’s producer price index; at 17:00: Brazil’s consumer price index; and at 17:30: the Eurozone’sEurozone Investor Sentiment Index, at 22:00: Israel’s benchmark interest rate and remarks by German Bundesbank President Nagel, at 22:30: remarks by ECB President Lagarde, and at 30:00: South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves.We will be watching closely to see if the pound shows any resilience against the yen.
