Yen Falls Amid Risk-on Mood
04 Março 2025 - 11:41PM
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The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the
Asian session on Wednesday, as investors reacted positively to the
actions taken by China to counter the effects of deflation and a
slew of upbeat GDP and PMI data from the region. Markets are also
cautious following the imposition of tariffs by U.S. in Canada,
Mexico and China, and the retaliatory measures by China and
Canada.
Offering a temporary reprieve from tariff worries, U.S. Commerce
Secretary Howard Lutnick hinted that some relief could be around
the corner for Canada and Mexico.
A potential deal is expected to involve reducing, at least
partially, the new 25 percent tariffs on imports from both
countries.
Elsewhere, Beijing announced a 2025 economic growth target of
around 5 percent and pledged additional fiscal support to counter
the effects of deflation, a property crash and rising U.S.
tariffs.
The special initiatives to boost consumption include proposals
to cut the reserve ratios and interest rates, issue special
treasury bonds to support state-owned lenders in replenishing
capital and use monetary policy instruments to bolster property and
stock markets.
There is also some cheer on the data front as a private survey
showed China's services sector grew more than expected in February,
driven by a faster rebound in demand.
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi said that the
Japanese central bank will keep hiking interest rates if its
economic forecasts are met. Japan has only just started to move
away from its long-standing ultra-loose monetary policy, Uchida
added.
Uchida said, "I don't have a preset idea in mind on the pace of
future rate hikes."
In the Asian trading today, the yen fell to a 2-week low of
192.08 against the pound and a 2-day low of 150.18 against the U.S.
dollar, from yesterday's closing quotes of 191.72 and 149.84,
respectively. If the yen extends its downtrend, it is likely to
find support around 195.00 against the pound and 155.00 against the
greenback.
Against the euro and the Swiss franc, the yen slipped to more
than 2-week lows of 159.53 and 168.60 from Tuesday's closing quotes
of 157.17 and 168.36, respectively. The yen is likely to find
support 164.00 against the euro and 172.00 against the franc.
Against the Australia and the Canadian dollars, the yen dropped
to 2-day lows of 94.05 and 104.27 from yesterday's closing quotes
of 93.92 and 104.07, respectively. On the downside, 97.00 against
the aussie and 108.00 against the loonie are seen as the next
support levels for the yen.
The yen fell to a 6-day low of 85.01 against the NZ dollar, from
yesterday's closing value of 84.81. The next possible downside
target for the yen are seen around the 87.00 region.
Looking ahead, PMI reports for February from various European
economies and U.K., Eurozone PPI for January are slated for release
in the European session.
In the New York session, U.S. MBA mortgage approvals data, U.S.
and Canada PMI data for February, U.S. factory orders for January
and U.S. EIA crude oil data are slated for release.
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