The market is more inclined to the perception that US interest rates will rise further.
Ryohei Muramatsu
The scale of victory was a surprise and that had a positive impact on Japanese stocks. There will be a bigger pull to buy Japanese assets over foreign bonds and stocks.
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On the other hand, it is now believed that the Bank of Japan will hold interest rates, in effect, at zero for a prolonged period because of strong political pressure.
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Unless the market can get a firm perception that the US Fed is ending its interest rate hike cycle, the ongoing weakness of the yen may not come to an end.
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Judging from fundamentals for the yen, including strong share prices and relatively positive economic data, the recent fall of the yen is apparently overdone.
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The lower demand at the five-year auction may continue in auctions in the coming weeks. This will lead investors to adopt a wait-and-see attitude for the time being.
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While the US Federal Reserve Board is exploring ways to exit from the interest rate-hiking cycle, investors are gaining strong confidence in the strength of Japan's economic fundamentals.
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As the European Central Bank is turning more hawkish on its rate outlook, capital inflows into euro-denominated assets are expected to grow stronger.
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There has been quite strong resistance around 118.20 yen and as the dollar failed to clear that line, it faced selling pressure.
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Reflecting the improvement of economic fundamentals in Japan, inflows into Japanese assets, equities in particular, are likely to grow stronger.
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