GBP/JPY faces resistance around 158.00 amid weaker UK GDP forecasts

GBP/JPY has witnessed selling pressure after a less-confident pullback to near 158.00.
The BoJ made a stealth intervention to cushion the Japanese Yen.
UK NIESR has cut its GDP forecasts and sees households in severe financial pain due to the higher cost of living.

Sagar Dua FXStreet

The GBP/JPY pair has sensed selling interest while attempting to extend recovery above the critical resistance of 158.00 in the Asian session. The less-confident pullback move by the Pound Sterling has been punished, and the downside journey for the cross has resumed.

On Tuesday, the cross was heavily dumped by the market participant. Also, Bank of Japan’ (BoJ) officials confirmed a stealth intervention to support the Japanese Yen.

Meanwhile, the street has started delivering the impact of considering BoJ Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya as a successor to BoJ Haruhiko Kuroda. Economists at OCBC analyzed how each contender for BoJ’s novel leadership will impact the Japanese Yen.

A note from OCBC states, “Focus this week will be on the list of BoJ nominees that will likely be presented to parliament on 10 February though reports suggest a delay to next week. Amamiya’s appointment would be most supportive of the Japanese Yen upside, while Yamaguchi’s appointment could weigh down Yen’s strength.

On the United Kingdom front, the Bank of England (BoE) has failed till now in softening inflationary pressures significantly despite being the early adopter of restrictive monetary policy after the pandemic period and pushing interest rates to 4%. The impact of a higher cost of living is making the life of households miserable as they need to address their essential expenses.

A report from Britain's National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) dictates “One in four British households would be unable to pay for food and energy without using up savings, borrowing or seeking other help in the 2023/24 financial year, up from one in five during the current year,” as reported by Reuters.

The agency has cut its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecasts to 0.2% from 0.7% forecasted earlier and sees growth of 1.0% in 2024, down from 1.7%. Higher interest rates by BoE Governor Andrew Bailey in achieving price stability have dented the scale of economic activities.

GBP/JPY

Overview
Today last price	157.71
Today Daily Change	-0.12
Today Daily Change %	-0.08
Today daily open	157.83

Trends
Daily SMA20	159.38
Daily SMA50	161.59
Daily SMA100	163.45
Daily SMA200	163.27

Levels
Previous Daily High	159.59
Previous Daily Low	157.43
Previous Weekly High	161.43
Previous Weekly Low	156.73
Previous Monthly High	161.85
Previous Monthly Low	155.36
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	158.26
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	158.76
Daily Pivot Point S1	156.98
Daily Pivot Point S2	156.12
Daily Pivot Point S3	154.82
Daily Pivot Point R1	159.13
Daily Pivot Point R2	160.44
Daily Pivot Point R3	161.29

Author

Sagar Dua

FXStreet

Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.

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