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usd/jpy Technicals

Tuesday, 26 August 2008 14:09:28 GMT

Yen Technical Outlook

By Jamie Saettele, Senior Currency Strategist

usd/jpy Fundamentals

Thursday, 28 August 2008 00:42:45 GMT

Yen Awaiting Word On Health Of The US Economy

By John Kicklighter, Currency Strategist
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Japanese Yen (JPY)

 ico-clock Current Time - Tokyo: 11:11 AM | EST: 10:11 PM | GMT: 2:11 AM


SENTIMENT AND POSITIONING
SSI Positioning

USD/JPY Ratio: -1.20
Signal: Bullish


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COT Positioning

JPY:  The index is at 4 after having been at 6 last week. 


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FUNDAMENTALS — THIS WEEKS ECONOMIC RELEASES
Most Recent Economic Releases Forecast Previous
JPY Bank of Japan's Governor Shirakawa to Speak in Osaka
JPY Corporate Service Price (YoY) (JUL) 1.4% 1.3% (R+)
JPY Foreign Buying Japan Stocks (Yen) (AUG 22) 43.8B
JPY Foreign Buying Japan Bonds (Yen) (AUG 22) 504.6B
JPY Japan Buying Foreign Stocks (Yen) (AUG 22) -53.4B
JPY Japan Buying Foreign Bonds (Yen) (AUG 22) 621.3B (R+)
JPY Bank of Japan's Suda to Speak in Kanazawa, Japan
JPY Nomura/JMMA Manufacturing Purchasing Manager Index (AUG) 47


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Technicals - Support and Resistance for JPY
Support and Resistance Levels Interest Rate Outlook
Key Levels Strength Comments Timeframe Target
R4 110.23119.86 High 8/8/2007 High Benchmark 0.50
R3 117.42 High 76.4% Fibo 124.19-95.68
R2 115.95 Medium 11/1/2007 High 1 Week 0.563
R1 113.29 High 61.8% Fibo 124.19-95.68 1 Month 0.596
S1 109.25 High 20 Day - SMA 3 Month 0.871
S2 107.86 High 50 Day - SMA 6 Month 0.946
S3 106.55 High 200 Day - SMA 9 Month 1.043
S4 103.77 Medium 7/16 Low 1 Year 1.135
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FROM THE CENTRAL BANK
  Central Bank: Bank of Japan
  Current Bias: Neutral
  Current Interest Rate: 0.50%
  Last Change: 02/21/07 hike 25bp
  Next Meeting: 07/15/2008 More Dates
Latest Bank of Japan Interest Rate Outlook

 

Central Bank Governor:  Masaaki Shirakawa 
Current Voting Members:  Kohiko G.Nishimura, Miyako Suda, Atsushi  Mizuno, Toshiro Muto, Tadao Noda, Seiji Nakamura , Hidetoshi Kamezaki, Kazumasa Iwata.