All eyes are on whether the euro/yen, which has broken below its daily support line, will recover
24.07.2024
- Canada: BOC Policy Rate and Statement Release
- UK Manufacturing/Services PMI
In the U.S. currency market the previous day, the U.S. dollar fell against the yen. The USD/JPY pair fell from 157.091 to 155.528.The price fell along the 20-period moving average (MA) on the hourly chart. On the 4-hour chart, the RSI has dropped to just below 30, indicating oversold conditions, and on the daily chart, the pair has hit a new low for the month. We will be watching price movements during U.S. trading hours to see if the U.S. dollar continues to weaken against the yen.
Despite a slight improvement in the Eurozone’s July consumer confidence index—which was released yesterday and rose from -14.0 in the previous month to -13.0—the euro fell against the yen. The euro/yen pair fell from 171.088 to 168.703, declining after encountering resistance at the 10-period moving average on the hourly chart.On the 4-hour chart, a band walk along the -2σ line of the Bollinger Bands is evident, and on the daily chart, the price has already broken below the 75-day moving average support line.
Today’s schedule includes the Malaysian Consumer Price Index at 13:00, the Indian Manufacturing/Services PMI at 14:00, the German GfK Consumer Confidence Index at 15:00, the French Manufacturing/Services PMI at 16:15, and the GermanManufacturing/Services PMI, at 17:00 the South African Consumer Price Index, at 17:00 the Eurozone Manufacturing/Services PMI, at 17:30 the UK Manufacturing/Services PMI, at 20:00 the U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index, at 21:30 U.S. Wholesale Inventories,at 22:45, the U.S. PMI Purchasing Managers’ Index and the Bank of Canada’s policy rate announcement and statement; at 23:00, U.S. new home sales; and at 23:30, a press conference by Bank of Canada Governor Macleem.We’ll be watching to see if the EUR/JPY, which has broken below its daily support line, will recover, as the market direction remains uncertain.
