Analysis and Recommendation: The USD/JPY dipped 20 points as the greenback weakened and the yen gained a bit of momentum on safe haven trades and comments
The USD/JPY dipped 20 points as the greenback weakened and the yen gained a bit of momentum on safe haven trades and comments from the BoJ in this morning’s minute’s release. The USDJPY is trading at 122.32. The buck was recently down 0.2% against the Swiss franc at 1.0165, while losing 0.3% versus the Japanese yen to ¥122.50. The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of 16 currencies, was down 0.2% at 90.34.
Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian jet fighter along the Syrian border on Tuesday, the first time since 1952 that a North Atlantic Treaty Organization member has shot down a Russian plane. The news pushed investors to take profit in recent dollar gains and shift funds into currencies like the yen and Swiss franc, which some market participants believe will outperform other assets in times of geopolitical or financial uncertainty.
Rising tensions between Russia and Turkey could hurt the dollar by making markets more volatile and reducing the chances that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month, analysts at Commonwealth Foreign Exchange said in a note to clients. Higher rates boost the dollar’s value buy making it more attractive to yield-seeking investors.
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Today’s economic releases:
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USD |
API Weekly Crude Oil Stock |
2.600M |
-0.200M |
-0.482M |
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JPY |
Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes |
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AUD |
Construction Work Done (QoQ) (Q3) |
-3.6% |
-2.1% |
2.1% |
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GBP |
BBA Mortgage Approvals |
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45.5K |
44.5K |
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AUD |
RBA Assist Gov. Debelle Speaks |
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Upcoming Economic Events that you should be monitoring:
Wednesday, November 26, 2015
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United States – Thanksgiving Day |
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NZD |
Trade Balance (MoM) (Oct) |
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-937M |
-1,222M |
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NZD |
Trade Balance (YoY) (Oct) |
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-3,370M |
-3,200M |
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AUD |
Private New Capital Expenditure |
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-3.0% |
-4.0% |
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EUR |
GfK German Consumer Climate (Dec) |
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9.2 |
9.4 |
Government Bond Auctions
Date Time Country
Nov 25 11:03 Sweden Sek 4bn 1% Nov 2026 bond
Nov 25 11:10 Italy Auctions CTZ/BTPei
Nov 25 11:30 Germany Eur 3bn 1.0% Aug 2025 Bund
Nov 25 17:30 US Usd 35bn 2-year FRN
Nov 25 19:00 US Usd 29bn 7-year note
Nov 26 11:03 Sweden Sek 5bn 1% Nov 2026 bond exchange
Nov 27 11:03 Sweden 1.5% Nov 2023 bond exchange, 1% Nov 2026 bond exchange
Nov 27 11:10 Italy Auctions BTPs
Nov 27 N/A Spain Announces details of 03 Dec
Nov 30 11:03 Sweden Holds bond auction
Dec 01 11:30 UK 1.5% 2021 Gilt auction
Dec 02 16:30 Sweden Announces details of Bond on 11 Dec
Dec 03 10:30 Spain Auctions
Dec 03 10:50 France Auctions OATs
Dec 03 11:03 Sweden Holds I/L bond auction
Dec 04 11:03 Sweden Holds I/L bond auction