Will the already weak Japanese yen lose even more ground? Should investors be wary of upside potential in cross-yen pairs?
09.11.2023
- Mexico Consumer Price Index
- Turkey: Total Foreign Exchange Reserves
In the U.S. currency market yesterday, despite remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Powell, he made no mention of monetary policy, and the U.S. dollar rose slightly against the yen. The USD/JPY pair rose from 150.288 to 151.060, marking a gradual rise along the 20-period moving average on the hourly chart.With yesterday’s rise, USD/JPY has shifted from the key 150-yen level to the 151-yen range, and the upward momentum is strengthening. It will be worth watching whether the U.S. dollar continues to rise during U.S. trading hours.
European currencies rose against the yen as Germany’s October Consumer Price Index (CPI, final reading), released yesterday, remained unchanged from the previous month at 3.8% year-over-year.Amid a general rise in cross-yen pairs, the euro/yen pair climbed from 160.441 to 161.730, hitting a new high. With the Japanese yen weakening, it remains to be seen whether the euro will continue to strengthen against the yen, and we need to carefully assess the direction of the market.
Today’s schedule includes Swedish housing prices at 4:00 p.m., remarks by MPC member Pill of the Bank of England at 5:30 p.m., and the ECB Monthly Report at 6:00 p.m., followed by South African mining production at 6:30 p.m., South African manufacturing production at 8:00 p.m., and Turkey’s total foreign exchange reserves at 8:30 p.m.ECB Monthly Report, at 6:30 PM South African mining production, at 8:00 PM South African manufacturing production, at 8:30 PM Turkish total foreign exchange reserves, at 9:00 PM Mexican Consumer Price Index, at 10:30 PM U.S. initial jobless claims,11:30 PM: U.S. – Remarks by Bostic, President of the Atlanta Fed; 2:30 AM: Europe – Remarks by ECB President Lagarde; 4:00 AM: U.S. – Remarks by Fed Chair Powell; and Mexico’s policy rate decision are scheduled.With the Japanese yen already weakening, we need to watch for the potential for cross-yen pairs to lose further upward momentum.
