The USD/JPY registers minuscule gains as the Asian Pacific session opens after Monday’s session, printed a doji. A light US economic calendar and Federal Reserve’s (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell testifying before the US Congress will likely keep the pair within familiar levels. At the time of writing, the USD/JPY is exchanging hands at 135.91 after hitting on Monday a weekly low of 135.36.
Wall Street finished mixed, with the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 gaining between 0.07% and 0.12%. The Nasdaq printed losses of 0.11%. The greenback registered losses, of 0.22%, at 104.292. Contrary to UST bond yields. The 10-year benchmark note rate finished almost unchanged but in positive territory at 3.966%.
On March 7th and 8th, the Chair of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, is scheduled to testify before the US Congress. Market participants anticipate that he will give a speech reaffirming the Fed’s dedication to controlling inflation and keeping interest rates elevated for a certain period. However, analysts predict that if asked about the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) peak, Chair Powell may not provide a specific answer.
On the Japanese front, the upcoming policy meeting of the Bank of Japan (BoJ), scheduled for March 10th, would be Governor Kuroda’s final meeting. The markets believe he will use this opportunity to initiate policy normalization by adjusting the Yield Curve Control (YCC). Rabobank analysts commented that the BoJ would take a cautious approach to loosen conditions of the YCC, and it would be the first step towards monetary policy normalizations.
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