Intra-Day Market Moving News and Views (USD/JPY)
08 Apr 2016 
01:10GMT

USD/JPY - 108.64... Although the greenback accelerated recent losing streak vs the Japanese yen on worries of a slowdown in global economy and fell to a fresh 17-month trough at 107.67 in New York morning on Thursday, short-covering emerged there and later lifted price to 108.46 near New York closing. 
Later, the greenback found renewed support at 108.07 and climbed higher to 108.84 in Tokyo morning following verbal warnings by Japanese officials (see our previous MMNs). 

Today, U.S. will release Wholesale Inventories and Wholesale Sales data for Feb at 14:00GMT. 
Later, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley will speak at a mobile classroom run by the American Job Center the tour of The WorkPlace at 15:15GMT. 

Although intra-day rise in usd/jpy pair in Tokyo morning suggests consolidation with mild upside bias would be seen in Asia, current decline in Nikkei may limit upside to 109.00 level n yield retreat. 
At the moment, bids are reported at 108.60-50 and more at 108.40-30 with stops below 108.20, whilst on the upside, offers are tipped at 108.90-00 and in the region of 109.10-30 with stops above 109.50.


 

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