US Dollar (USD) short covering gathered pace vs. safe haven proxies. USDJPY was last at 145.30 levels, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.
"The recent US-UK deal and the upcoming US-China talks over the weekend further added momentum to the tariff de-escalation narrative. In addition, higher than expected USD/CNY fix for a handful of sessions this week further dampened the USDAsia selloff momentum and provided a bid tone for most USD-Asia, including USD/JPY."
"The recent FOMC outcome (no rush to cut) further provided a setup for unwinding USD shorts. On data release this morning, lower than expected cash earnings also dimmed market enthusiasm for BoJ normalisation, from a timing perspective."
"Bullish momentum on daily chart intact while RSI rose. Immediate resistance at 146.35 (50 DMA), 147.15 (38.2% fibo retracement of 2025 high to low). Support at 145.40, 142.5 (23.6% fibo)."
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