With the Eurozone HICP unchanged, all eyes are on the future of the euro-yen pair, which has found support at lower levels
19.09.2024
- Australian Employment Statistics
- Philadelphia Fed Business Conditions Index
In the U.S. currency market the previous day, the U.S. dollar plummeted immediately after the release of the FOMC decision, as the Federal Open Market Committee cut the policy interest rate by 0.5 points for the first time in four and a half years.The USD/JPY pair temporarily plummeted from 142.067 to 140.431. It then rebounded sharply to 142.720 following remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Powell. During today’s Asian trading session, the yen has continued to weaken, with the pair rising to 143.936.
European currencies saw the euro trade in a narrow range against the yen after yesterday’s release of the Eurozone’s August Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) showed no change from the previous month’s 2.2% year-over-year rate.The EUR/JPY pair traded between 157.047 and 158.364, fluctuating around the 20-period moving average (MA) on the hourly chart. On the 4-hour chart, upside momentum is being capped by the 75-period MA, while on the daily chart, the pair appears poised to rebound just below the 10-period MA.Since the pair has been rising during today’s Asian session, we will be watching price action closely during the European session.
Today’s schedule includes Australian employment data at 10:30, Malaysia’s trade balance at 13:00, the Eurozone’s current account balance at 17:00, Hong Kong’s employment data at 17:30, and the UK’sthe BOE policy rate and statement, the Turkish TCMB policy rate and statement, at 20:30 a statement by German Bundesbank President Nagel, at 21:00 remarks by Canadian BOC Deputy Governor Vincent, at 21:30 the U.S. current account balance,U.S. Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Index, and U.S. initial jobless claims; at 23:00, the U.S. Leading Economic Index; and at 23:00, U.S. existing home sales are scheduled. With the Eurozone HICP remaining unchanged, we will be watching the future direction of the euro/yen pair, which has found support at lower levels.
