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USD/JPY hits fresh daily lows after US GDP

USD/JPY fell to fresh daily lows at the beginning of the New York session, with the greenback barely reacting to US GDP revision.

US gross domestic product expanded at a 0.8% seasonally adjusted annual rate in the first quarter of 2016, a little bit faster than initially estimated 0.5% grow, but below the 0.9% expected.

USD/JPY dropped a few pips and scored a daily low of 109.46, from 109.60 pre-data. At time of writing, the pair is trading at 109.58, still 0.15% below its opening price.

USD/JPY levels to watch

As for technical levels, next  supports are seen at 109.40 (May 26 low), 109.10 (May 23 low), 108.63 (21-day SMA) and 108.45 (May 16 low).  On the other hand, resistances could be faced at 110.00 (May 27 high/psychological level), 110.57 (May 20 high), 111.03 (Feb 24 low) and 111.87 (Apr 28 high).

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Ani Salama

Ani Salama

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Ani Salama is an Economist specialized in financial markets and statistics analysis. In 2010, she joined FXstreet where she now contributes with the news section.

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