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Spot Analysis:
USD/JPY was trading 0.38% higher on the day at 131.00 at around 06:00 GMT.
Previous Week's High/ Low: 130.81/ 128.61
Previous Session's High/ Low: 130.81/ 130.09
Fundamental Overview:
China’s Premier Li warns of 'grave' employment crisis as covid lockdowns weigh on the labor market.
News concerning China, Russia joins strong yields to underpin USD strength. US 10-year Treasury yields hit fresh high since late 2018, up by two basis points (bps) near 3.15%.
Friday’s US jobs report for April and the following comments from Fed speakers fail to justify Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s rejection of 75 basis points (bps) of a rate hike.
The US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) reprinted at 428K, beating forecasts at 391K. The Unemployment Rate also remained intact at 3.6%.
Technical Analysis:
- USD/JPY extends gains for the 3rd straight session
- Price action holds above 5-DMA, major moving averages are trending higher
- GMMA indicator shows major and minor trend are strongly bullish
- The pair is trading above daily cloud and chikou span is biased higher
Major Support and Resistance Levels:
Support - 130.22 (5-DMA), Resistance - 131.97 (Upper BB)
Summary: USD/JPY trades with a bullish bias. The pair has refreshed 20-year high at 131.34. Next bull target lies at 133.82 (Apr 2002 high).
