USD/JPY registers back-to-back bullish days on Wednesday after testing key support at the 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) around 158.24 on Monday, yet it remains shy of clearing the key weekly high of 159.65 hit on Monday. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 159.27, up 0.36%.
USD/JPY trades around 159.00 on Wednesday at the time of writing, up 0.18% on the day. The pair continues to draw support from sustained demand for the US Dollar (USD) in an environment marked by persistent geopolitical uncertainty.
BNY’s Head of Markets Macro Strategy Bob Savage highlights stronger Japanese activity data, with the Economic Trend Index and machine tool orders pointing to a bottoming-out in growth.
Societe Generale analysts highlight USD/JPY pressing the upper end of its multi-year range, with resistance at 159.90 and key support at the 50-day moving average near 156.50.
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that rising Oil prices are worsening Japan’s terms of trade, fiscal risks and policy uncertainty, keeping the Japanese Yen (JPY) under pressure.
