Fresh buying is being attracted by the USDJPY currency pair at a rate of 148.030 on Friday. This buying pressure is continuing after the policy decision made by the Bank of Japan, resulting in the pair maintaining a strong demand.
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- USD/JPY attracts fresh buying on Friday and maintains its bid tone after the BoJ policy decision.
The pair currently trades last at 148.030.
The previous day high was 148.46 while the previous day low was 147.32. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 147.76, expected to provide support. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 148.03, expected to provide resistance.
The USD/JPY pair regains positive traction during the Asian session on Friday and the buying interest picks up pace after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced its policy decision. Spot prices climb back above the 148.00 mark in the last hour and remain well within the striking distance of the YTD peak touched on Thursday.
The Japanese central bank, as was widely anticipated, decided to leave its monetary policy settings unchanged and fell short of offering any forward guidance. This marks a big divergence in comparison to the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish outlook, which continues to underpin the US Dollar (USD) and acts as a tailwind for the USD/JPY pair. The Fed signalled the possibility of at least one more rate hike by the end of this year and the updated projections show significantly tighter rates through 2024 than previously expected.
This, along with an unexpected drop in the US Weekly Jobless Claims, pushes the yield on the rate-sensitive two-year US government bond to a fresh 17-year peak. Moreover, the 10-year US Treasury yield climbs to the highest since November 2007 and continues to underpin the Greenback. That said, the possibility of the Japanese government intervening in foreign exchange markets might hold back bullish traders from placing fresh bets around the USD/JPY pair.
In fact, the government’s top spokesperson issued a fresh warning against the recent JPY weakness and said on Thursday that Japan will not rule out any options in addressing excess volatility in currency markets. Investors might also prefer to wait on the sidelines and look to BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda’s comments for a possible shift in the dovish stance.
Technical Levels: Supports and Resistances
USDJPY currently trading at 148.04 at the time of writing. Pair opened at 147.59 and is trading with a change of 0.3 % .
| Overview | Overview.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Today last price | 148.04 |
| 1 | Today Daily Change | 0.45 |
| 2 | Today Daily Change % | 0.30 |
| 3 | Today daily open | 147.59 |
The pair remains strongly bullish on the daily timeframe. It trades above its 20 SMA @ 147.09, 50 SMA 144.54, 100 SMA @ 142.3 and 200 SMA @ 137.58.
| Trends | Trends.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Daily SMA20 | 147.09 |
| 1 | Daily SMA50 | 144.54 |
| 2 | Daily SMA100 | 142.30 |
| 3 | Daily SMA200 | 137.58 |
The previous day high was 148.46 while the previous day low was 147.32. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 147.76, expected to provide support. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 148.03, expected to provide resistance.
Note the levels of interest below:
- Pivot support is noted at 147.12, 146.65, 145.98
- Pivot resistance is noted at 148.26, 148.93, 149.4
| Levels | Levels.1 |
|---|---|
| Previous Daily High | 148.46 |
| Previous Daily Low | 147.32 |
| Previous Weekly High | 147.95 |
| Previous Weekly Low | 145.90 |
| Previous Monthly High | 147.38 |
| Previous Monthly Low | 141.51 |
| Daily Fibonacci 38.2% | 147.76 |
| Daily Fibonacci 61.8% | 148.03 |
| Daily Pivot Point S1 | 147.12 |
| Daily Pivot Point S2 | 146.65 |
| Daily Pivot Point S3 | 145.98 |
| Daily Pivot Point R1 | 148.26 |
| Daily Pivot Point R2 | 148.93 |
| Daily Pivot Point R3 | 149.40 |
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