Japanese Yen: Near historic lows against US Dollar – Scotiabank
The post Japanese Yen: Near historic lows against US Dollar – Scotiabank appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret highlight the Japanese Yen (JPY) as the best-performing G10 currency on the day, though gains versus the US Dollar (USD) are marginal. Wage data disappointed but remains historically elevated, while USD/JPY trades just below its highest level since 1986 around 162.80. The RSI has eased from overbought territory but stays firmly bullish near 60, underscoring still-strong upside momentum. Yen stabilizes but trend still strong “The yen is outperforming all of the G10 currencies into Tuesday’s NA session, despite its marginal 0.1% gain vs. the USD.” “The stabilization is welcome following Monday’s decline that had had almost fully retraced last week’s (allegedly intervention-driven) rally.” “Labor cash earnings (wage) data released overnight disappointed relative to expectations while remaining elevated at the upper end of their