USD/JPY drops to 5-week low

FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The USD/JPY accelerated losses during the American afternoon, accelerating losses on the break of the 98.80 support area.

USD/JPY has dropped nearly pips within the last hour amid broad dollar weakness and hit its lowest in 5 weeks at 98.05 before bouncing slightly. At time of writing, USD/JPY is trading at the 98.15/20 area, recording a 0.8% loss on the day.

In terms of technical levels, next supports could be faced at 98.00 (psychological level) and 97.88 (May 3 low), while resistances are seen at 98.80 (former support) and 99.00 (psychological level).

Flash: No reason why US yields and equities cannot both rise – Goldman Sachs

According to the Economics Research Team at Goldman Sachs, “It is also common for equities and bond yields to move higher together, largely because improvements in growth tend to drive both.”
Read more Previous

Flash: AUD/USD pair under heavy selling pressure – UBS

UBS Strategists, Gareth Berry and Geoffrey Yu take a technical perspective at today's commodity-based currencies and outline the technical positions.
Read more Next