The USD/JPY is trading weak and continuing to fall slightly due to the divergence in monetary policy between Japan and the United States.
【11/28Market Overview
During Tokyo time, USD/JPY was on the move as the end-of-month timing approached, with expectations of sizable dollar buying toward the fixing,5・10days (Go-to Day),156.58yen reached. However, afterwards, on the back of actual demand for dollar selling, the upside was limited, and it traded without a clear direction around the low-to-mid 156 yen range. In European trading, with stronger expectations of BoJ rate hikes, and on expectations of FED rate cuts, dollar selling and yen buying led the dollar/yen lower to155.98yen. Thereafter, a rebound buying emerged156.39yen, but when dollar selling flows were observed at the London fix, the upside faded again.
【12/1Market View
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