USD/JPY Fundamental Analysis August 23, 2012, Forecast

Posted August 22, 2012 5:45 (GMT) | By FX Empire Analyst - Barry Norman | Print | Font Size
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Analysis and Recommendation:

The USD/JPY is trading at 79.27 as the US dollar weakened in Tuesday’s trade session as investors were on the hunt for more risk assets. Commodity and crosses all gained. The USD declined against the JPY as risk aversion diminished from the markets.

This morning, Japan posted a larger-than-expected trade deficit in July as exports slowed sharply amid Europe’s debt crisis and faltering global growth, a result that is likely to increase pressure on the Bank of Japan to take more easing steps to support the domestic economy.

The gap in the nation’s cross-border trade in goods stood at 517.4 billion yen ($6.53 billion) last month after a Y60.3 billion surplus in June, according to data released Wednesday by the Ministry of Finance.

The deficit–almost double the forecast by economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires–came as exports dropped 8.1% on year on weaker Chinese and European demand for Japan-made goods, such as semiconductors. The decline is the largest in six months.

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Economic Data August 23, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date	Currency	Event	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Aug. 22	JPY	Trade Balance	-0.33T	-0.46T	-0.32T
	AUD	MI Leading Index (MoM)	0.5%		0.9%
	TWD	Taiwanese Unemployment Rate	4.25%	4.30%	4.24%

Upcoming Economic Events that affect the AUD, NZD, JPY and USD

Date	Time	Currency	Event	Forecast	Previous
Aug 23	7:30pm	AUD	RBA Gov Stevens Speaks
	8:00pm	AUD	CB Leading Index m/m		0.4%
	3:45am	JPY	BOJ Gov Shirakawa Speaks
	8:30am	USD	Core Durable Goods Orders m/m	0.5%	-1.4%
Aug 24	1:00am	AUD	CB Leading Index m/m
	8:45am	JPY	BOJ Gov Shirakawa Speaks		0.4%
	1:30pm	USD	Core Durable Goods Orders m/m	0.5%	-1.4%
	1:30pm	USD	Durable Goods Orders m/m	2.8%	1.3%

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