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Weekly Report
Markets have priced in rate cuts Looking forward the key event will be the European central bank policy meeting.
JPY Mid-day Analysis
he yen has held a relatively weak upward track on the charts and seeing Japanese April housing startscome in better than extremely weak projections has left the bull camp with a minimal edge.
JPY Mid-day Analysis
A flurry of dialogue from the BOJ overnight would seem to have sparked a wave of buying in the Yen butsome of the recent buying might have been technical short covering.
JPY Mid-day Analysis
A recent pattern of lower highs and a temporary probe below 98.00 would seem to leave the bias in the Yenpointing downward.
JPY Mid-day Analysis
With favorable talk from the BOJ overnight, the Yen looks to be facing some safe haven liquidationpressure.
ANZ: Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data
Leveraged funds reduced their net short positions against the USD for the second week. Net short positions against the USD fell by USD0.4bn, largely reflecting the reduction in positioning in the EUR.
Societe Generale: Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data
The following are the latest weekly positions updates on Societe Generale’s FX Quant Fund which runs systematic currency strategies by SocGen’s quant analysts.
The Week Ahead in FX
In the coming week, markets in the U.K. will be closed for a public holiday on Monday, while U.S. markets will also be closed for the Memorial Day holiday.
Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data
FX volatility is low and positioning is relatively light, even in carrytrades that typically thrive in low vol environments. Most positionsare close to flat, and even large positions,
JPY Mid-day Analysis
A lower low in the Yen overnight seems to be the result of improved economic sentiment flowing from Chinaand the US.
JPY Mid-day Analysis
The Yen was unable to hold all of the recent gains and the reversal probably damages the bull casesignificantly. Some suggest that the May gains in the Yen were the result of world-wide slowing fears and
JPY Mid-day Analysis
With an upside breakout in the Yen overnight it is clear that something new is unfolding. With the BOJsuggesting they are half way to their inflation targets that