USD/JPY Fundamental Analysis October 15, 2012 Forecast

Posted October 12, 2012 6:12 (GMT) | By FX Empire Analyst - Barry Norman | Print | Font Size
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Analysis and Recommendation:

The USD/JPY climbed for the first time in days, as the JPY weakened against the USD. It was buoyed by data showing a sharp decline in initial U.S. jobless claims last week to the lowest level in more than four and a half years. The mood towards the yen switched completely overnight, after the initial claims and Softbank news, which at least is not a yen-buying factor. The Softbank deal is so large that currency markets could be tapped for part of the financing. After weak treasuries helped USD/JPY record its first daily advance in three days.

The downward movement is driven by a combination of factors that include disappointing machine orders data, improved market sentiment resulting from expectations for global growth, and rumors of M&A activity. USDJPY is trading in the middle of its 3‐month range, bound between 77.13 and 79.66, and we expect further upward movement. Finance Minister Jojima has maintained the recently elevated level of currency‐related rhetoric in his discussions with Treasury Secretary Geithner

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Economic Data October 12, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date	Currency	Event	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Oct. 12	PEN	Peruvian Interest Rate Decision	4.25%	4.25%	4.25%
	JPY	CGPI (YoY)	-1.4%	-1.4%	-1.9%
	JPY	Tertiary Industry Activity Index (MoM)	0.4%	0.5%	-1.9%
	JPY	M2 Money Stock (YoY)	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%

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

Date	Time	Currency	Event	Forecast	Previous
Oct. 15	01:30	AUD	Home Loans (MoM)		-1.0%
	05:30	JPY	Industrial Production (MoM)		-1.3%
	22:45	NZD	CPI (QoQ)	0.6%	0.3%

Government Bond Auction

Date Time Country

Oct 15 09:10 Slovakia

Oct 15 10:00 Norway

Oct 16 08:30 Spain

Oct 16 09:10 Greece

Oct 16 09:30 Belgium

Oct 17 09:10 Sweden

Oct 17 09:30 Germany

Oct 17 09:30 Portugal

Oct 17 10:00 Norway

Oct 17 14:30 Sweden

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