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The Japanese yen is the official currency of Japan. 

<ul><li>The USD is trading little changed against the major currencies overall.</li><li>Markets appear to have an eye on month-end and the long weekend already and movement in the core majors is very limited on the session so far.</li><li>Only a few pairs are trading more than +/- 0.1% on day at this point. Stocks are mixed to slightly firmer while Treasurys are flat. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The USD is trading little changed against the major currencies overall.Markets appear to have an eye on month-end and the long weekend already and movement in the core majors is very limited on the session so far.Only a few pairs are trading more than +/- 0.1% on day at this point. Stocks are mixed to slightly firmer while Treasurys are flat. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Daily - JPY Nudges Higher After Officials Meet

<ul><li>The JPY continues to languish. Despite lower US bond yields since Q4 last year, when 10Y yields were trading around 5%, USDJPY remains close to its Q4 peaks near 152.</li><li>A BoJ rate hike—the first in 17 years—failed to budge the currency materially. By many measures, the currency looks cheap— very cheap.</li><li>So, what will it take to push the JPY higher? In no particular order, the following factors are liable to shape JPY trends in the next few months.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The JPY continues to languish. Despite lower US bond yields since Q4 last year, when 10Y yields were trading around 5%, USDJPY remains close to its Q4 peaks near 152.A BoJ rate hike—the first in 17 years—failed to budge the currency materially. By many measures, the currency looks cheap— very cheap.So, what will it take to push the JPY higher? In no particular order, the following factors are liable to shape JPY trends in the next few months.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Snapshot - The JPY is Cheap—But Might Stay Cheap for a Little Longer

The US dollar is the official currency of the United States of America.

<ul><li>The USD is a little softer for a second day running as it continues to edge away from recent range peaks.</li><li>Trading appears light, with markets not particularly incentivized to move the USD significantly higher, or that much lower, while monetary policy prospects remain unclear.</li><li>A slightly firmer yuan, supported by the PBoC setting another strong fixing rate, has added to pressure on the USD somewhat in broad terms. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The USD is a little softer for a second day running as it continues to edge away from recent range peaks.Trading appears light, with markets not particularly incentivized to move the USD significantly higher, or that much lower, while monetary policy prospects remain unclear.A slightly firmer yuan, supported by the PBoC setting another strong fixing rate, has added to pressure on the USD somewhat in broad terms. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Daily - USD Drifts Lower in Quiet Trade

<ul><li>Yesterday’s FOMC failed to deliver the hawkish policy messaging that many in the market feared.</li><li>The policy statement was all but unchanged and the dots continued to reflect a median expectation that rates would drop 75bps this year.</li><li>Longer run rate projections were lifted a little though and the economic projections reflected a bias towards stronger growth and somewhat higher inflation.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Yesterday’s FOMC failed to deliver the hawkish policy messaging that many in the market feared.The policy statement was all but unchanged and the dots continued to reflect a median expectation that rates would drop 75bps this year.Longer run rate projections were lifted a little though and the economic projections reflected a bias towards stronger growth and somewhat higher inflation.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Daily - USD Mixed as CHF Slides on Surprise SNB Rate Cut

The Canadian dollar is the official currency of Canada. 

<ul><li>The efficient market hypothesis precludes the persistence of seasonal trends in financial markets in theory, but studies have shown that calendar regularities do appear to persist over the long run in equities, for example (think “sell in May and go away…”), but also currencies.</li><li>FX traders are perhaps a little more dubious about these trends because while they do appear to persist over time, they are not consistent and might not be considered statistically significant.</li><li>With that cautionary note in mind, it is still worth noting the seasonality effect in FX.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The efficient market hypothesis precludes the persistence of seasonal trends in financial markets in theory, but studies have shown that calendar regularities do appear to persist over the long run in equities, for example (think “sell in May and go away…”), but also currencies.FX traders are perhaps a little more dubious about these trends because while they do appear to persist over time, they are not consistent and might not be considered statistically significant.With that cautionary note in mind, it is still worth noting the seasonality effect in FX.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Snapshot - ‘Tis the Season for a Softer USDCAD