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JPY
Yen outperformance on crosses continues in the G10 FX space. USD/JPY is back to the low 154.80 region. We are sub all the key EMAs except the 200-day, which is near 152.40, while the100-day is back higher at 155.68. We are also sub the simple 100-day MA (155.33), the first breach of this support level since March of this year. The June 4 low at 154.55 seems the next logical downside target from a near term standpoint.
- There a number of support points for yen at the moment. Positioning has been short yen for a while, while long higher beta plays like AUD and NZD (per CFTC).
- We have the BoJ next week. 1 week vols, which now capture this event are rising. Whilst market expectations are not for a rate hike, curbed bond buying by the central bank could be in focus. Intervention risks linger in the backdrop as well.
- Broader global trends are also more favorable for JPY. Data surprises have been skewed to the downside, raising questions around the global growth outlook. This has been a factor in the slump in global commodity prices, particularly metals.
- Concerns around the China growth story is also part of this backdrop, with the Third Plenum and the recent rate cuts not doing much to aid China related asset sentiment. Proxy currencies like AUD, which are exposed to the China backdrop, have suffered as a result.
- NZD/JPY has fallen more than AUD/JPY though, as the RBNZ is closer to easing than the RBA.
- Uncertainty around the US political outlook may also be another factor, while global equity sentiment has moved off its recent highs, with key earnings results in the US this week (particularly in the tech space) another watch point.
- Outside of some of the macro drivers outline above, the market will also watch for signs of stretch in technical indicators. While crosses like NZD/JPY have moved into oversold territory (based off RSI (14)), with AUD/JPY also following suit, it's noteworthy the JPY trade weighted index (per Deutsche Bank) is still very depressed from an historical standpoint.
- The index is +3% higher in the past month, see the chart below. Typically, short term surges in the JPY TWI run out of momentum in the 5-10% region.
Fig 1: JPY TWI - Rolling 1 Month Changes
Source: DB/MNI - Market News/Bloomberg
Why MNI
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