USD/JPY path post-jobs: Up, down or gradual descent?
Sept 6 (Reuters) -Friday's U.S. August jobs report will undoubtedly bekey to the short-run direction of USD/JPY. Three possible scenarios are mapped out below centred on poll expectations of a 160,000 increase in non-farm payrolls with unemployment off a notch to 4.2% from 4.3%.
Under scenario one, theU.S. jobs report proves to be much stronger than expected. With the market net short USD/JPY, a surge can be expected, likely clearing the Sept 3 highof 147.20. Whether the 149.40 peak on Aug 15 can be taken out remains a question. Even if it is, expect heavy Japanese exporter and other offers from ahead of 150.00.
In scenario two, the report comes in mostlyas expected. The market may seea limited bout of short-covering. The 147.20 Sept 3 peakcould well hold with USD/JPY starting from a lower base. Mixed employmentdata Thursday nL1N3KN0I2 tends to support this scenario. However, any short-covering will likely be followed by USD/JPY gradually moving lower againwith the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee remaining dovish and the Bank of Japan remaining hawkish.
In scenario three, the jobs report comes in weak as perhapstipped by very weak PMI and ADP dataThursday nAQN2JFY5Y, nS0N3JU0CB. In this case, USD/JPY could test towards the Aug 5 spike low of 141.68 following weak U.S. payrolls data on Aug 2 and the BOJ rate hike at end-July.
Whichever scenario unfolds, considerable volatility is likelyinto and immediately after the U.S. jobs releasewith sudden moves in both directionspossible.
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Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own. Editing by Sonali Desai
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