Yen bulls may get second chance on BOJ shift
The prospect of future Fed cuts and roll out of Chinese economic stimulus should support risk taking -- even if the pace and size occasionally disappoint investors -- which should curb market volatility and weaken the yen as yield curves steepen.
But the yen may not be the optimal funding currency for a carry trade revival due to uncertainty about Japanese monetary policy.
On Tuesday, Japanese Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said the government has faith in the central bank's decision on when to raise interest rates, seemingly downplaying Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s remarks from last week that the economy was not ready for more rate hikes.
August wage, spending and trade data released Tuesday largely support the case for tighter policy. Market-based developments also tip the scales in favor of another hike. USD/JPY has risen toward the upper end of a 140-150 trading range and odds of a jumbo Fed cut have evaporated. Both yen strength and the health of overseas economies were BOJ policy concerns justifying a slower pace of rate increases.
Market odds of a 25 basis point BOJ hike at the Dec. 19 meeting are about 60%, according to LSEG's IRPR page. If those odds shift upwards, USD/JPY may slip below the bottom of its Ichikomu cloud at 146.98 and retest the 145 level.
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(Robert Fullem is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)
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