Yen Slides Against Majors
25 Dicembre 2024 - 4:43AM
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The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the
Asian session on Wednesday.
Speaking at the councilors meeting of Keidanren Japan Business
Federation in Tokyo, the Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said
that he expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving
the central bank's 2 percent inflation target next year, signaling
the timing of its next rate hike was nearing.
"If economic activity and prices continue to improve, the Bank
will accordingly need to raise the policy interest rate and adjust
the degree of monetary accommodation," he added.
"There are high uncertainties surrounding future developments in
the U.S. and other overseas economies, particularly with regard to
the economic policies of the incoming U.S. administration," the BoJ
Ueda said.
In the Asian trading today, the yen fell to more than a 1-month
low of 163.96 against the euro, from an early high of 163.35. The
yen is likely to find support around the 166.00 region.
Against the Canada and the U.S. dollars, the yen slid to a 6-day
high of 109.71 and a 5-day low of 157.51 from early highs of 109.20
and 156.99, respectively. On the downside, 112.00 against the
loonie and 159.00 against the greenback are seen as the next
support levels for the yen.
The yen edged down to 197.77 against the pound and 175.07
against the Swiss franc, from early highs of 196.87 and 174.43,
respectively. If the yen extends its downtrend, it is likely to
find support around 200.00 against the pound and 178.00 against the
franc.
Against the Australia and the New Zealand dollars, the yen
dropped to 98.26 and 88.96 from early highs of 97.83 and 88.53,
respectively. The next possible downside target for the yen is seen
around 101.00 against the aussie and 92.00 against the kiwi.
Most of the markets are off for the Christmas Day holiday.
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