USD/JPY on hold around 158.00 after latest intervention
USD/JPY 158.03-31 EBS so far in Asia after the latest Japanese intervention
Relatively large MOF JPY action seen from Thursday of last week
Low of 157.30 Friday, 157.17 yesterday as Tokyo holiday-ed
Technically, some support around 55-DMA at 157.57, daily kijun 158.84 above
Hourly Ichi cloud 158.17-159.53, on the wide, to help cap upside?
Descending 55-HMA in cloud at 158.33, also descending 100-HMA 159.58 above
Market pretty sure of Fed Sept rate but, maybe three now seen this year
US Treasury yields soft, 2s to 4.420% overnight, 10s to 4.198%
Nearby option expiries to cap USD/JPY upside? Massive $2.5 bln 159.00-35
Also today 158.30 $795 mln, 158.00 $675 mln, tomorrow 158.40-50 $1.5 bln
Japanese importers to take advantage of lower USD/JPY rate
Japanese exporters will wait for rallies to sell, towards 158.50 today?
Related comments nL1N3J70NF, nL8N3J70F2, nL1N3J7090, nL1N3J506R
And nL1N3J40OZ, nL1N3J402N, also nL1N3J70S2, nL1N3J708T
US markets nL1N3J70IV, nL1N3J70XW, nL4N3J70Y2, nL1N3J701P
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For more click on FXBUZ
USD/JPY: https://tmsnrt.rs/4f5eucx
USD/JPY nearby option expiries this week: https://tmsnrt.rs/3WmYATy
Yield on US Treasury 2s: https://tmsnrt.rs/4d5I0gJ
(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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