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USD/JPY has moved cleanly lower from the 110.50, which aligns with a multitude of resistance that we’ll unpack later. Over the weekend events, which included the G-7 meeting and Japan’s Trade Surplus that swelled unexpectedly to the largest amount since 2010 when the JPY was in an environment of persistence strength. The economic surprise brought short-term JPY strength, but that may not be long lasting.



Many had discounted the probability of BoJ intervention ahead of the G-7 Summit last weekend that Japan hosted. However, now that the G-7 meeting is in the rearview mirror, many traders think that all bets are off, and we could see renewed vigor from the BoJ to not let JPY buyers enjoy their JPY strength for as long as they have. The other possible scenario is renewed US Dollar strength on the back of renewed belief that the Fed will hike rates, and set the Dollar off on a path of policy divergence of other currencies.


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