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14 Jun 2013
USD/JPY stabilising around 95.00
FXstreet.com (Edinburgh) - The Japanese yen continues to strengthen against the greenback on Friday, dragging USD/JPY to sub 95.00 levels as part of the broader corrective descent from late May.
BoJ minutes weighting on USD/JPY
The BoJ minutes of the last meeting were released this morning, with the main focus on the JGBs recent volatility. In that context, PM S.Abe announced the first part of the new strategy oriented to boos economic growth, leaving the second part for the autumn. “It is likely that PM Abe will continue to offer reassurances on the economic outlook over the summer to prevent further significant appreciation of the yen in the coming weeks. Looking ahead we continue to expect a move to USD/JPY105 on a 12 mth view”, commented Jane Foley, Senior Currency Strategist at Rabobank.
USD/JPY key levels
At the moment, the pair is down 0.45% at 94.96 with the next support at 94.43 (low Jun.14) followed by 93.75 (low Jun.13) and finally 93.67 (weekly Kijun Sen). On the upside, a breakout of 95.80 (high Jun.14) would open the door to 96.09 (high Jun.13) and then 96.11 (23.6% of 103.74-93.75).
BoJ minutes weighting on USD/JPY
The BoJ minutes of the last meeting were released this morning, with the main focus on the JGBs recent volatility. In that context, PM S.Abe announced the first part of the new strategy oriented to boos economic growth, leaving the second part for the autumn. “It is likely that PM Abe will continue to offer reassurances on the economic outlook over the summer to prevent further significant appreciation of the yen in the coming weeks. Looking ahead we continue to expect a move to USD/JPY105 on a 12 mth view”, commented Jane Foley, Senior Currency Strategist at Rabobank.
USD/JPY key levels
At the moment, the pair is down 0.45% at 94.96 with the next support at 94.43 (low Jun.14) followed by 93.75 (low Jun.13) and finally 93.67 (weekly Kijun Sen). On the upside, a breakout of 95.80 (high Jun.14) would open the door to 96.09 (high Jun.13) and then 96.11 (23.6% of 103.74-93.75).