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Bullish Trend Intact, Relative Rates Outlook Still Supportive

NZDJPY

NZD/JPY prints at ¥86.94, shy of the cycle high seen on 13 Dec at ¥88.17.

  • The pair briefly traded through its 20-day EMA in early dealing today before finding support at ¥86.57 at the base of its bull channel that the pair has been in since 11 Oct.
  • Despite the aforementioned report over the weekend of a possible revision of the BOJs inflation accord, which was subsequently denied by Cabinet Sec. Matsuno, rate divergence looks set to continue, at least in the near term.
  • OIS markets are pricing ~70 bps of tightening into February's RBNZ meeting, with a terminal rate at ~5.55%. The BOJ on the other hand is expected to keep its Policy Balance Rate at -0.1% and 10-Yr Yield Target at 0.00% when they meet tomorrow (the MNI BOJ Preview will be available in the London Session today).
  • NZD bulls will be targeting a break above the cycle high ¥88.17, opening up the bull channel resistance at ¥90.94. Bears will target a break through the bull support to test the 50-day EMA at ¥86.09.
Fig 1: NZD/JPY - Bullish Trend Remains Intact

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg

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