Podcast by J.P. Morgan analysts on global markets, At Any Rate

At Any Rate

Podcast by J.P. Morgan analysts on global markets

Analysts from J.P. Morgan’s Research team take a closer look at the stories behind some of the biggest trends, themes and developments in markets today.

FX & Rates

<ul><li>MoF intervention in Japan estimated at 3.5 trillion yen, impacting yen price action</li><li>Discussion on GPIF's asset allocation and potential repatriation flows</li><li>Expectation for increase in domestic bond weight in GPIF's portfolio, impacting yen strength</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

MoF intervention in Japan estimated at 3.5 trillion yen, impacting yen price actionDiscussion on GPIF's asset allocation and potential repatriation flowsExpectation for increase in domestic bond weight in GPIF's portfolio, impacting yen strengthThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Global FX: On Japan Intervention/ GPIF, Dollar Supports and European Data

<ul><li>The yen has been the worst performing currency this year, but has been trading in a tight range around 150 against the dollar.</li><li>Recent developments suggest the Bank of Japan may make policy changes in March or April, possibly exiting negative rates.</li><li>Market may be getting ahead of itself with expectations for a hawkish shift from the BOJ, potentially leading to short-lived movements in the dollar-yen pair.</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

The yen has been the worst performing currency this year, but has been trading in a tight range around 150 against the dollar.Recent developments suggest the Bank of Japan may make policy changes in March or April, possibly exiting negative rates.Market may be getting ahead of itself with expectations for a hawkish shift from the BOJ, potentially leading to short-lived movements in the dollar-yen pair.This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

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Macroeconomics

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<li>As observed elsewhere, inflation in Japan is sticky and the country is importing a considerable amount of inflation due to its weakening currency.</li>
<li>While too early to tweak monetary policy again, to limit currency volatility as much as possible, hinting at a less accommodative policy now would be opportune.</li>
<li>The Japanese Finance Minister appears to be anticipating potential Yen intervention.</li>
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As observed elsewhere, inflation in Japan is sticky and the country is importing a considerable amount of inflation due to its weakening currency.
While too early to tweak monetary policy again, to limit currency volatility as much as possible, hinting at a less accommodative policy now would be opportune.
The Japanese Finance Minister appears to be anticipating potential Yen intervention.


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<li>The slip in US yields has lead the US_Japan yield spread to move lower thereby putting USDJPY out of line with it</li>
<li>The danger is that once month end is over, USDJPY may “catch up” by trending down in the short term</li>
<li>In addition we see price action developments on USDJPY itself that reflects weakness in the uptrend</li>
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The slip in US yields has lead the US_Japan yield spread to move lower thereby putting USDJPY out of line with it
The danger is that once month end is over, USDJPY may “catch up” by trending down in the short term
In addition we see price action developments on USDJPY itself that reflects weakness in the uptrend


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<ul><li>On December 6, 2023, Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino and other policy board members signalled increasing optimism on price and wage increases.</li><li>Himino said at a press conference following a meeting on Wednesday that exiting the negative rate policy would have relatively little impact on Japan's economy.</li><li>"We will carefully assess the situation and consider the timing and procedure of how to exit" negative rates. </li></ul>

On December 6, 2023, Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino and other policy board members signalled increasing optimism on price and wage increases.Himino said at a press conference following a meeting on Wednesday that exiting the negative rate policy would have relatively little impact on Japan's economy."We will carefully assess the situation and consider the timing and procedure of how to exit" negative rates. 

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The Japanese yen is the official currency of Japan. 

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