Yen hit one-month high vs. dollar Thursday; BOJ member Junko Nakagawa cited Japan's economy moving steadily to 2% inflation target.
EBC Forex Snapshot, 7 Mar 2024
The yen hit a one-month high against the dollar on Thursday after BOJ board member Junko Nakagawa said Japan's economy was moving steadily towards sustainably achieving the central bank's 2% inflation target.
Japan's real wages in January were down 0.6% from a year earlier, marking the 22nd straight month of decline, as salary gains continued to fall short of price rises, government data showed.
The dollar slipped after Powell said rate cuts will likely be appropriate later this year. Futures pricing currently point to a roughly 70% chance of policy pivot in June, according to the CME FedWatch tool.
Citi (as of 4 Mar) | HSBC (as of 7 Mar) | |||
support | resistance | support | resistance | |
EUR/USD | 1.0695 | 1.1017 | 1.0780 | 1.0965 |
GBP/USD | 1.2476 | 1.2827 | 1.2598 | 1.2811 |
USD/CHF | 0.8551 | 0.9013 | 0.8743 | 0.8894 |
AUD/USD | 0.6443 | 0.6624 | 0.6494 | 0.6613 |
USD/CAD | 1.3359 | 1.3606 | 1.3432 | 1.3599 |
USD/JPY | 146.68 | 151.91 | 148.49 | 150.54 |
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