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Another week, another chance to trade the safe haven!
Will the yen continue to strengthen on the back of PM Abe’s resignation?
Here’s what you need to know about JPY’s potential catalysts this week:
Lower-tier releases
- Japan factory output up but retail sales down amid fragile recovery from pandemic
- Consumer confidence (Aug 31, 5:00 am GMT) to dip from 29.5 to 29.0 in August
- Housing starts (Aug 31, 5:00 am GMT) seen improving from -12.8% to -10.0% in July
- Unemployment rate (Aug 31, 11:30 pm GMT) expected to inch higher from 2.8% to 3.1%
Market risk sentiment
- With Abe’s party still in charge of policymaking, markets don’t see his resignation affecting JPY’s trends for long
- As seen in last week’s trading, headlines on COVID-19 vaccines and stimulus as well as the U.S.-China trade deal can continue to influence the demand for the safe-haven yen
- PMIs from the major economies could tell the story of global economic recovery and influence JPY’s trends
- Headlines about the U.S. NFP report can affect USD/JPY and lead most of the yen’s crosses
Technical snapshot
- Stochastic considers the yen “oversold” against NZD, AUD, and GBP on the daily time frame
- EUR/JPY, EUR/CHF, and USD/JPY remain mostly in the middle ground
- EMAs reflect USD/JPY’s short and long-term bullish trends
- JPY remains bearish against most of its major counterparts
- The yen was most volatile against the dollar and the comdolls last week
Missed last week’s price action? Read JPY’s price recap for August 24 – 28!