USD/JPY Fundamental Analysis October 5, 2012 Forecast

Posted October 04, 2012 6:33 (GMT) | By FX Empire Analyst - Barry Norman | Print | Font Size
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Analysis and Recommendation:

The USD/JPY is trading at 78.59 in the Asian session today. The yen struggled at two-week lows against the dollar on Thursday, with wary speculators taking a pre-emptive move just in case the Bank of Japan surprises this week by easing policy. The market also gave the Australian dollar a wide berth, but left the euro pretty much alone against the greenback as investors waited for the outcome of the European Central Bank meeting.

With a change in leadership as Prime Minister Noda appoints and promotes new Ministers after his re-election no one can be sure of the direction of the MoF and the BoJ.

Japan’s new Finance Minister Jojima has spoken of his concerns about yen strength and has reiterated a readiness to take ‘bold action’. Meanwhile other officials, including Vice FinMin Takemasa, are concerned about the prospect of the BoJ buying foreign bonds amid ongoing debate. Rumors hit the markets this morning saying that the BoJ would begin buying European Bonds through the ECB programs.

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Economic Data October 4, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date

Currency

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Oct. 04

AUD

Building Approvals (MoM)

6.4%

4.7%

-21.2%

AUD

Retail Sales (MoM)

0.2%

0.4%

-0.8%

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

Date	Time	Currency	Event	Forecast	Previous
Oct. 05	13:30	USD	Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)	0.2%	0.0%
	13:30	USD	Nonfarm Payrolls	110K	96K
	13:30	USD	Average Weekly Hours	34.4	34.4
	13:30	USD	Private Nonfarm Payrolls	125K	103K

Government Bond Auction

Date Time Country

Oct 05 15:30 Italy

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