FxWirePro: Yen buying dominates amid risk-off, USD/JPY hit fresh 2-week lows, good to sell rallies
USD/JPY slipped below the 109 handle to hit fresh 2-week lows at 108.82. Yen extends gains for the third consecutive session as delay in sales-tax hike combined with the latest comments from BOJ's Sato keep the bids unde…
USD/JPY slipped below the 109 handle to hit fresh 2-week lows at 108.82.
Yen extends gains for the third consecutive session as delay in sales-tax hike combined with the latest comments from BOJ's Sato keep the bids underpinned.
BOJ’s Sato noted that the Japanese economy may avert recession, while adding that “it's unnecessary to persist in hitting 2% inflation target at all costs.
The major dropped sharply below 109 handle to hit fresh 2-week lows at 108.82, before recovering some ground to now trade at 108.99.
Focus now on the US ADP jobs data to provide some respite to the USD bulls ahead of the crucial US payrolls data due tomorrow.
On the daily charts, USD/JPY has broken major support at 110 levels and has slipped below 21-DMA at 109.32.
Technical indicators support further downside, Stochs and RSI are biased lower and MACD is on the verge of a bearish crossover on signal line.
Recommendation: Good to sell rallies around 109/109.10, SL: 109.60, TP: 108.50/108.25