The Bank of Japan lifted the short-term policy rate for the first time in seventeen years last week but the yen still languishes close to its weakest level against...
Last week, we saw the third attempt by US dollar/yen to really break through the 150 level that has proved an insurmountable barrier twice before since October 2022.
In some ways we can look at the valuation of the dollar as something of a balancing act.
What does the inability of US dollar/yen to move too far from 150 tell us about the state of the currency market?
Euro/US dollar has rarely strayed from a 1.05-1.10 range all year while, more recently, US dollar/yen has become stuck at a single level – which is 150.
The Bank of Japan announced a surprise widening of its target band for 10-year JGBs this week, and the yen soared.
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