USD/JPY Fundamental Analysis September 24, 2012 Forecast

Posted September 21, 2012 5:41 (GMT) | By FX Empire Analyst - Barry Norman | Print | Font Size
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Analysis and Recommendation:

The USD/JPY is trading at 78.14 as the JPY continues to remain strong, even though the BoJ tried to weaken the currency by introducing new monetary stimulus. The USD is trading strong against its crosses except here.

The yen is up 0.2% vs the USD, buoyed by risk aversion as weak data fails to matter. Japan’s merchandise trade deficit was worse than expected on the headline, but both export and import volumes contracted less than expected on a y/y basis. Although the FX market reaction to yesterday’s BoJ easing has proved to be short lived, it appears that the most recent round of policy accommodation has been largely driven by considerations of yen strength and its impact on economic activity. The threat of intervention remains present as vocal MoF officials may have been waiting for the BoJ meeting to pass, however this is not our base case

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Economic Data September 21, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date

Currency

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

NZD

Visitor Arrivals (MoM)

5.4%

-3.3%

AUD

CB Leading Index (MoM)

0.0%

0.5%

NZD

Credit Card Spending (YoY)

1.0%

0.1%

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

There is no Tier 1 or 2 data scheduled for the 24th, only local and regional reports.

Government Bond Auction

Date Time Country

Sep 24 09:10 Norway

Sep 24 09:30 Germany

Sep 24 10:00 Belgium

Sep 24 15:30 Italy

Sep 25 08:30 Holland

Sep 25 08:30 Spain

Sep 25 09:10 Italy

Sep 25 14:30 UK

Sep 25 17:00 US

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