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JPY Mid-day Analysis
With a down shift in global economic anxiety overnight, the tilt in the Yen is pointing downward. However,until the economic track toward the US and or China improves,
JPY Mid-day Analysis
In addition to a fresh rekindling of safe haven interest in the Yen off the Ukraine situation, the Yen isprobably drafting some lift off slack Chinese and US data expectations.
The Week Ahead in FX
In the week ahead, investors will be anticipating Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for an indication of the strength of the recovery in the labor market.
Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data
The net long USD position — at $13.7bn — narrowed for thefourth consecutive week but most positions remain relatively neutral,close to the median of the last 52-weeks.
JPY Mid-day Analysis
The Yen is benefiting from increased uncertainty toward the US economy and perhaps the Yen is catchingsome lift from the latest sharp slide in the Chinese currency.
JPY Mid-day Analysis
Talk of only a minimal improvement in this weekend’s Chinese PMI release, rekindled concern towardemerging markets again.
JPY Mid-day Analysis
Comments from the BOJ that they aren’t overly concerned about downside risks in the Japanese economyand some recovery in the Chinese currency would seem to reduce the safe haven support angle in the Yen today.
JPY Mid-day Analysis
A very tight coiling pattern in the Yen continues to hint at the potential for a major decision ahead. Given theFebruary slide in the Yen, we have to leave the bias pointing downward,
JPY Mid-day Analysis
Tight coiling in the Yen seems to suggest an impending decision by the currency trade on the direction ofthe Yen. With ongoing gains in the Euro,
The Week Ahead in FX
In the week ahead, the euro zone is to release what will be closely watched preliminary data on consumer price inflation. Switzerland is to publish data on fourth quarter growth,
Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data
The USD is being traded not as a broad US‐centric theme butinstead with the focus on the local domestic stories. Accordingly sentiment is favouring a fairly mixed USD performance.
JPY Mid-day Analysis
A lower low for the Yen to start favors the bear camp. Reduced financial market concerns in China, lowertensions in the Ukraine and generally higher global equity market action would seem to leave the Yen in adownward track on the charts,