JPY: Safe-haven status locked in – HSBC
|The analysis team at HSBC suggests that the USD-JPY will move lower in the months ahead, as they believe that the balance of cyclical and structural forces are gradually tilting to the downside for the pair.
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“On the cyclical front, our analysis shows that there has been a slight tendency for the pair to react less to higher US yields and more to lower US yields. We believe this highlights the rising influence of “risk on-risk off” where the JPY would benefit as a safe-haven currency.”
“If US yields struggle to push higher from here, this could drag USD-JPY lower. But even if yields do rise, USD-JPY may struggle to gain. Higher US yields, particularly when they move sharply higher, can increase risk aversion, pushing equity markets lower and driving us into a risk off world. In that environment, the JPY is likely to be the best performer in G10.”
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