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JPY Mid-day Analysis

The Yen has managed to bounce off this week’s lows as if the trade has become temporarily oversold.However, a noted rise in open interest on the Yen slide of the last two weeks would seem to

JPY Mid-day Analysis

More new lows on the charts overnight leaves the technical bias pointing downward in the Yen. Part of thepressure in the Yen is the result of disappointing economic survey results and

JPY Mid-day Analysis

The Yen forged another lower low of the move overnight, as recent economic readings have beendiscouraging and those readings have been amplified by fears that the recent sales tax hike

JPY Mid-day Analysis

The Yen remains vulnerable on its charts and it also remains vulnerable to its economic condition. With thetankan survey coming in weaker than expected,

JPY Mid-day Analysis

A downside breakout on the charts would seem to suggest a deflation of flight to quality interest in the Yento start the new trading week. Some players might see the slightly improved attitude toward the situation in

The Week Ahead in FX

In the week ahead, investors will be looking to Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for March for further indications on the strength of the labor market,

Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data

Relative monetary policy and global growth expectations havebeen the primary drivers of this week’s shifts in sentiment. Theultimate signal from the FOMC has been a more robust outlook—both for the US and globally,

JPY Mid-day Analysis

The coiling action continues in the Yen but with a slight shift toward risk-on sentiment in the wake of Chinese stimulus talk overnight, higher global equities and hope for something positive from the upcoming tankan report,

JPY Mid-day Analysis

Respect for consolidation support just above the 97.50 level is becoming impressive. With the deadline foryear end settlements passing, the Yen might shift its focus toward the ebb and

Finding Value in FX Carry

Global FX carry trades, where one buys the highest interest rate currencies and sells thelowest interest rate currencies across G10 and EM, have had a torrid time since 2008.

JPY Mid-day Analysis

Tight coiling action in the Yen suggests a pivot point ahead but expectations of a drag on the Japaneseeconomy from sales tax hike probably means that the yen will b

JPY Mid-day Analysis

Critical support at 97.46 remains in place and has become more credible with the prior 4 sessionsrespecting that level on the charts. Expectations for an upbeat tankan survey ahead