By Randolph Donney — Dec 15 - 01:40 PM
USD/JPY rallied 1.8% on huge risk-off flows from Fed, ECB hawkishness
Haven dollar the main beneficiary of flight-to-safety trading
Current 138.18 EBS high pierced Dec rebound highs, tech hurdles by 138
Mostly weaker U.S. data Thur, lower L-T Tsy yields partial impediments
Deeper 2-10-yr Tsy yield yld curve inversion raises recession risk
A close above 138 could carry up to the kijun at 140.10
Dec lows had already erased all gains amid Fed's four 75bp rate hikes
Now has to price back in a bit more hikes than recently expected
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Source:
Refinitiv IFR Research/Market Commentary