BOJ's Shimizu says must tread carefully on normalizing policy

  • USD/JPY down 70 pips today
Seiichi Shimizu
Seiichi Shimizu

Risk aversion and a strong bid in US bonds are the main driver for USD and USD/JPY weakness today but one factor is a comment from the BOJ's Seiichi Shimizu. He said the BOJ needs to be very careful in raising rates because inflation expectations are still below 2%

USDJPY daily chart
USDJPY daily chart

USD/JPY has now retraced almost exactly 50% of the post-Takaichi pop. Coalition talks are ongoing and that could be the next big driver.

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