USDJPY Stuck Inside a Key Range

This morning the USD/JPY rate is around 153.20 yen per US dollar, which was facilitated by a sharp strengthening of the dollar against the backdrop of news about inflation in the United States. Thus, the yen weakened to levels last seen in mid-1990. At the same time, an important event occurred — a bullish breakdown […]

Rates unchanged as expected, as Board balances near-term inflation risks with desire to avoid recession. As expected, the RBA Board left the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35% following its May meeting but strengthened its rhetoric around upside inflation risks. The statement highlighted that inflation is declining, but more slowly than expected. Services inflation is […]

US 100 heads up, standing beneath short-term rising trend line Stochastics point north above oversold region RSI ticks higher below 50 level The US 100 (cash) index had a strong pullback off the 18,715 support, failing to extend its dive from the all-time high of 20,775 below the long-term ascending trend line. Technically, the stochastic oscillator is […]