- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept the interest rates and other policy tools unchanged.
- The status quo decision has so far not had any impact on the USD/JPY pair.
- The currency pair's close above 112.89 amid risk-on in the equities put the bulls back in a commanding position.
The USD/JPY is seeing little action after the status quo BOJ decision.
The Japanese central bank voted 8 to 1 to leave unchanged its pledge to increase the monetary base at an annualized pace of JPY 80 trillion.
Further, it voted 7 to 2 to keep interest rates unchanged and also made no changes to forward guidance, adopted in July that pledges to keep interest rates extremely low for an extended period.
However, its quarterly report said that risks to price outlook are skewed to the downside and the effects of sales tax hike pose risks to the BOJ's baseline scenario. It also cited protectionism as a risk to the economic outlook.
So, it seems safe to say that the BOJ is unlikely to move the needle on interest rates or QE program any time soon. Hence, for the USD/JPY, the path of least resistance is on the higher side.
Technically speaking, the pair is looking north, having closed above 112.89 yesterday. At press time, the currency pair is trading at 113.20, having clocked a three-week high of 113.33 earlier today.
USD/JPY Technical Levels
USD/JPY
Overview:
Last Price: 113.19
Daily change: 6.0 pips
Daily change: 0.0530%
Daily Open: 113.13
Trends:
Daily SMA20: 112.69
Daily SMA50: 112.23
Daily SMA100: 111.63
Daily SMA200: 109.88
Levels:
Daily High: 113.13
Daily Low: 112.3
Weekly High: 112.9
Weekly Low: 111.38
Monthly High: 113.71
Monthly Low: 110.38
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 112.81
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 112.62
Daily Pivot Point S1: 112.57
Daily Pivot Point S2: 112.01
Daily Pivot Point S3: 111.73
Daily Pivot Point R1: 113.41
Daily Pivot Point R2: 113.69
Daily Pivot Point R3: 114.25
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