USD/JPY: Softer US yields may be necessary to bring the pair down – Rabobank By MSalordFX USDJPY Currencies Banks
to remain around current levels on a one to three month view. They consider the pair could pullback toward 130 around year end. “It can be inferred that if and when wages and prices do rise the BoJ will be able to change the tone of monetary policy. Meanwhile the BoJ is maintaining extremely accommodative policy suggesting that USD/JPY remains exposed to the interest rate differentials between treasuries and JGBs.
“Japan’s history of weak wage inflation and the low acceptance of price rises in the country mean that Kuroda’s hopes of hitting the 2% CPI inflation target in a sustainable way are by no way guaranteed. If it is assumed that If not otherwise explicitly mentioned in the body of the article, at the time of writing, the author has no position in any stock mentioned in this article and no business relationship with any company mentioned. The author has not received compensation for writing this article, other than from FXStreet.