All eyes are on whether the euro's direction will become clear after the ECB meeting
29.01.2024
- Norway: Credit Indicators
- U.S. 6-Month Treasury Bill Auction
In the U.S. currency market last weekend, the U.S. dollar rose against the yen after the December U.S. personal income data released on the 26th showed a decline from 0.4% the previous month to 0.3%, while month-over-month personal spending rose from 0.2% to 0.7%.The USD/JPY pair rose from 147.398 to 148.322, breaking above the +3σ line of the hourly Bollinger Bands. During today’s Asian trading session, the USD/JPY has fallen slightly but has not fallen below the 20-period moving average (MA) on the hourly chart.
European currencies rose against the yen after the Eurozone’s December M3 money supply, released on the 26th, showed a year-over-year increase of 0.1%, up from the previous month’s decline of 0.9%.The euro/yen pair rose from 159.825 to 160.920, trading within this range for the third consecutive day. On the daily chart, the euro/yen is hovering near the 10-day moving average (10MA) in the mid-160 yen range, and it remains to be seen whether the 10MA will act as support or resistance.
Today, at 6:45, New Zealand’s trade balance;at 4:00 PM, Sweden’s GDP and retail sales, as well as Norway’s credit indicators; at 11:30 PM, the U.S. Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity Index; and at 1:30 AM, U.S. 3-month and 6-month Treasury bill auctions are scheduled.Other than that, no other high-profile economic indicators or remarks by key officials are scheduled. We will be watching closely to see if the euro’s direction becomes clearer.
