AUD/JPY Hovers Around 102.00 Amid Less Hawkish RBA

AUD/JPY hovers around 102.00 during the European session on Wednesday.

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The Bank of Japan is suspected of “taking action” again to save the yen Kazuo Ueda suggests interest rate hikes

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda strengthened his rhetoric about the weak yen one day after meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Zhitong Finance02:05 ET

Japan's Suzuki: Rapid FX Moves Are Undesirable

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday that rapid foreign exchange (FX) movements are undesirable. However, Suzuki declined to comment on whether the US has agreed on Japan's FX intervention.

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Rental costs are soaring! Major central banks face stubborn obstacles to curbing inflation

In the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia, rapidly rising housing costs — which weigh heavily in the consumer price index basket — are preventing inflation from falling back to the central bank's target level.

Zhitong Finance23:22 ET

Australian Dollar Loses Ground Due to the Absence of a Hawkish RBA

The Australian Dollar (AUD) has plunged following the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)'s decision to maintain its interest rate at 4.35% on Tuesday. Investors sentiment leaned toward a potentially more hawkish stance from the RBA, particularly after last week's inflation data surpassed expectations. However, the RBA acknowledged that recent advancements in curbing inflation have halted, maintaining its forward guidance of "not ruling anything in or out."

FXStreet22:42 ET

RBA Rate Cut by November Looking Harder to Achieve, BlackRock Says -- Market Talk

BlackRock is still betting that the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates by November but admits that confidence is falling around the forecasts.

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