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EUR/JPY News
Eurozone CPI rebounds to 2.6% year on year in May as ECB considers cutting interest rates next week
Expectations of interest rate cuts declined further after the data was released. The Eurozone money market now prices that the ECB will cut interest rates by less than 55 basis points in 2024, while before the inflation data was released, it was about 57 basis points.
EUR/JPY Extends Its Downside Below 170.00, German Retail Sales Arrive Weaker Than Expected in April
EUR/JPY extends the decline near 169.78 in Friday’s early European session
Japan's Tokyo inflation rebounded in May, providing favorable prospects for interest rate hikes!
Consumer prices excluding fresh food in Tokyo rose 1.9% in May, according to data released by Japan's Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday. Tokyo's inflation data is usually a major indicator reflecting national trends. This indicates that the national inflation data released next month may experience a similar acceleration, causing the Bank of Japan to basically consider the possibility of interest rate hikes in the next few months.
Japan's Suzuki: Important for Currencies to Move in Stable Manner Reflecting Fundamentals
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that “it is important for currencies to move in a stable manner reflecting fundamentals.”
Tokyo's Core Inflation Slows Slightly to 1.9% in May
Tokyo's core consumer price index, which excludes perishables, rose 1.9% year over year in May after a 1.6% increase in April, data from the Statistics of Japan on Friday showed.
Japan's Jobless Rate Unchanged at 2.6% in April
Japan's unemployment rate on a seasonally adjusted basis held steady at 2.6% for three straight months in April, the Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications reported Friday.
Japan to Answer ¥9.4 Trillion Question on Currency Intervention
Investors will learn Friday if Japan intervened to prop up the yen during the last month, with the beleaguered currency vulnerable to a selloff if authorities were absent or had to spend much more than expected.
Japan's Suzuki: Foerx Level Determined by Market
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that the foreign exchange (FX) rates should reflect fundamentals and he will respond appropriately to excessive FX moves.
Be wary of rising inflation! Expectations that the ECB will cut interest rates again after cutting interest rates in June may be lowered
Nearly three-quarters of respondents said that the Eurozone has its own inflation dynamics and is not just lagging behind the US. However, only 6% think the ECB can completely break away from the Federal Reserve in setting interest rates.
Tokyo Inflation Picks Up, Keeping BOJ on Track for Rate Hike
Inflation in Tokyo accelerated in May, keeping the Bank of Japan largely on track to consider a rate hike in coming months.
Japanese Retail Trade Bounces to 2.4% YoY in April, Beats 1.9% Forecast
Japanese Retail Trade grew 2.4% YoY in April, over and above the forecast 1.9% and recovering from the previous period's 24-month low of 1.1%, which was revised even lower from the initial print of 1.2%.
Japanese Tokyo CPI Inflation Rises to 2.2% From 1.8%
Japan's Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rose to 2.2% YoY in May, climbing from the previous 1.8%. May's CPI inflation in Tokyo rebounded from April's 1.8%, a 26-month low.
ECB Seen Making Fewer Rate Cuts in Fight to Curb Inflation Risks
Economists are dialing back their expectations for how far the European Central Bank will lower interest rates after it starts cutting next week, according to a Bloomberg survey.
EUR/JPY Price Analysis: Cross Faces Further Correction as Bulls Retreat
During Thursday's session, the EUR/JPY pair extended its correction to a daily low of 169.00 before stabilizing around 170.00.
Eurozone May Grow Slowly as Confidence Creaks Higher -- Market Talk
A weak rise in confidence among eurozone consumers and business points to anemic growth in the bloc, Lily Millard at Capital Economics writes in a note.
Eurozone Firms, Consumers Proffer Sunnier Mood in May
Confidence among consumers and businesses alike improved in the eurozone this month as the bloc looks increasingly sure of a soft landing from recent years' high inflation and interest rates.
Eurozone Unemployment Reaches New Low
The eurozone's unemployment rate fell to a record low in April, a sign that the jobs market is stronger than the European Central Bank had anticipated as it prepares to cut its key rate next week.
First time since 2012! Swaps strongly suggest that interest rates in Japan are about to rise
The interest spread on Japan's 30-year bonds and swaps widened to the largest since 2012.
Italian Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Falls to 6.9% in April
Italy's unemployment rate came in at 6.9% in April, down from the revised 7.1% in March, the national statistics agency Istat said Thursday.
Spanish Inflation Accelerates for Third Month as Energy Aid Ends
Spanish inflation quickened for a third month as the rollback of government support to contain energy crisis continued to push prices higher.