The yen was slightly lower on Monday

2024-08-12
Summary:

The yen weakened slightly on Monday in thin trading due to a Japanese holiday as markets remain uncertain about a significant Fed rate cut next month.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 12 Aug 2024


The yen was a tad softer in trading thinned by a Japanese holiday on Monday, with market participants still ambivalent about the odds of a big Fed rate cut next month.


Leveraged funds' position on the Japanese yen shrank to the smallest net short stance since February 2023 in the latest week, CFTC showed. The weekly change marked the largest since Mar 2011.

USDJPY

The dollar eked out slight gains. JP Morgan analysts revised their forecast for the yen to 144 per dollar by the second quarter of next year, and they see reason to be optimistic on the dollar's medium-term prospects.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 5 Aug) HSBC (as of 12 Aug)

support resistance support resistance
EUR/USD 1.0796 1.0948 1.0791 1.1024
GBP/USD 1.2613 1.2894 1.2635 1.2910
USD/CHF 0.8551 0.8827 0.8414 0.8907
AUD/USD 0.6466 0.6653 0.6397 0.6696
USD/CAD 1.3590 1.3899 1.3648 1.3878
USD/JPY 145.37 150.00 139.81 155.25

The green numbers in the table indicate that the data has increased compared with the previous time; the red numbers indicate that the data has decreased compared with the previous time; and the black numbers indicate that the data has remained unchanged.


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