{"id":105595,"date":"2020-10-05T14:22:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T13:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/?p=105595"},"modified":"2020-10-05T14:22:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T13:22:06","slug":"104458-usd-jpy-remains-in-negative-territory-with-only-mild-moves-post-nfp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/104458-usd-jpy-remains-in-negative-territory-with-only-mild-moves-post-nfp\/","title":{"rendered":"USD\/JPY remains in negative territory with only mild moves post-NFP"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>USD\/JPY was under pressure as safe haven flows increased.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>that the mood in the market soured on news that Trump tested positive for COVID-19.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>US monthly jobs report (NFP) released on Friday failed to provide fresh direction.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The USD\/JPY picked up from a 9-day low, although remained in the red around 105.25 after the US non-farm payroll jobs report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USD\/JPY sold off sharply on the final day of last week, breaking out of a\u00a0 one-week-old trading range owing to a strengthening Japanese yen on safe haven flows. Risk aversion dominated after US President Trump and the first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The news added to an already uncertain climate driving investors in search of safe haven shelter. Weaker US Treasury bond yields reinforced the risk off tone and added pressure on USD\/JPY .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US dollar fluctuated around the flatline amid the ongoing deadlock over additional US fiscal stimulus measures. Buyers remained defensive following the US jobs reports which revealed just 661K new jobs were added to the US economy in September, missing forecasts of 850K.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, an upward revision from August to 1.489 million from 1.371 million reported earlier offset the negativity. Furthermore, the unemployment rate fell more than expected to 7.9% from 8.4%. Analysts had pencilled in an 8.2% rate for unemployment. The mixed data offered no firm direction to USD\/JPY.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can USD\/JPY push higher or will it run into fresh resistance? Either way USD\/\/JPY is set to record a modest weekly loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USD\/JPY was under pressure as safe haven flows increased. that the mood in the market soured on news that Trump tested positive for COVID-19. US monthly jobs report (NFP) released on Friday failed to provide fresh direction. 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