USD/JPY is at risk to extend its slide while below 109.00

The USD/JPY pair trades at the lower end of its weekly range flirting with the post-Fed low at 108.62. The risk is skewed to the downside as yields retreat, according to FXStreet’s Chief Analyst Valeria Bednarik.

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“The Bank of Japan expanded the JGB yield target band and dropped the ETF buying target, adding more flexibility to its monetary policy. The BoJ kept the maintained rates at -0.1% and long-term rates at zero but dropped from the policy statement its reference to a 6 trillion yen target for annual purchases of exchange trade funds. Also, it tweaked its stance on letting long-term rates move between -025%/+025%.”

“The USD/JPY pair is at risk of extending its decline in the near-term, according to the 4-hour chart. The risk is skewed to the downside as long as the pair remains below 109.00. Still, the pair will likely continue to depend on US yields behaviour.”