石破自民党新総裁誕生・米PCEデフレーター鈍化でドル円142円台前半。

【9/27Market Overview

In Tokyo time, USD/JPY rose to as high as 146.49 yen on the first round of the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, as Abeenomics advocated, and candidate Takashi Koizumi who opposed BoJ rate hikes took first place. After the second round, when Ishiba won with a majority and was elected as the new LDP president, yen buying resurfaced quickly, pushing USD/JPY down to 142.80 yen. In European hours, USD/JPY traded in a nervous range around 143 yen.NY time,8月 PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures) deflator rose year over year by2.2%, below the forecast%. As core deflator rose below the previous month’s forecast, dollar selling led, pushing USD/JPY to142.06 yen.