Talking Points:
– USDOLLAR Recovery in Focus Amid Budget Talks
– Bearish USDJPY Momentum Falters Despite Upbeat Bank of Japan (BoJ)

Index

Last

High

Low

Daily Change (%)

Daily Range (% of ATR)

DJ-FXCM Dollar Index

10523.71

10553.41

10515.94

0.06

75.75%

USDOLLAR Daily

Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
Opening Monthly Range Remains Intact; Bottoming Process in Focus
Relative Strength Index Carving Bullish Trend
Interim Resistance: 10,582 (23.6 expansion) to 10,589 (50.0 retracement)
Interim Support: 10,470 Pivot

Release

GMT

Expected

Actual

Initial Jobless Claims (Oct 5)

12:30

311K

374K

Continuing Claims (Sep 28)

12:30

2863K

2905K

Fed’s Bullard to Speak on Monetary Policy in St. Louis

13:45

Fed’s Tarullo Speaks on Regulatory Reform in Washington

17:45

Fed’s Williams Speaks on the Economy in Boise, Idaho

18:30

The Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. Dollar Index (Ticker: USDollar) continued to pare the sharp decline from the previous month as Congress tries to draw up a near-term resolution to raise the debt-limit, and the greenback may come up against key resistance as a relief rally appears to be under way.

However, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes suggests that we may see a further delay of the exit strategy as most officials favor a ‘cautious’ approach in tapering the asset-purchase program, and the central bank may stick to its highly accommodative policy stance at the October 29-30 meeting in an effort to further combat the fiscal drag.

In turn, the greenback may face additional headwinds over the remainder of the week should U.S. policy makers struggle to meet on common ground, and the government shutdown may continue to raise the risk of seeing the Fed carry its highly accommodative policy stance into the following year in order to further insulate the real economy.

USDJPY Daily

Threatening Downward Trending Channel From September
RSI Breaks Bearish Momentum
Interim Resistance: 98.50 Pivot to 98.75 (50.0 retracement)
Interim Support: 96.40 (23.6 expansion) to 96.55 (50.0 expansion)

Three of the four components rallied against the greenback, led by a 0.21 percent advance in the Australian dollar, while the Japanese Yen bucked the trend, with the low-yielding currency weakening 0.73 percent.

With the U.S. government shutdown taking center stage, the dollar-yen showed a limited reaction to Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda even as the central bank head continued to strike a more neutral tone for monetary policy, but the policy outlook may limit the downside risk for the Japanese Yen as the board sticks to the sidelines.

Indeed, the break of the bearish RSI momentum may pave the way for a more meaningful rebound for the USDJPY, and headlines coming out of the U.S. government may continue to prop up the pair over the near-term as the government shutdown could be coming to an end.

— Written by David Song, Currency Analyst

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