9 Jan 2015
USD/JPY recovers on Strong US jobs data
FXStreet (Mumbai) - The USD/JPY recovered part of its losses after the labor department data showed the US economy added 252K jobs in December.
The pair now trades at 119.36 levels, after having recovered from the pre-data level of 119.00 levels. The Non-farm payrolls (NFP) data for December came-in at 252K, beating the expected print of 240K, and down from the upwardly revised November’s print of 353K. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dipped to 5.6%. The headline figure paints a bright picture, despite which the 10-yr Treasuries have remained largely unchanged around 1.98%, mainly due to a 0.3% fall in wages month-on-month in December. The unresponsive Treasury yields have capped gains in the USD/JPY pair so far.
USD/JPY Technical Levels
The pair has an immediate support located at 118.95 (50-DMA), under which the pair could test 118.04 levels. Meanwhile, resistance is seen at 119.83 and 120.00 levels.
The pair now trades at 119.36 levels, after having recovered from the pre-data level of 119.00 levels. The Non-farm payrolls (NFP) data for December came-in at 252K, beating the expected print of 240K, and down from the upwardly revised November’s print of 353K. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dipped to 5.6%. The headline figure paints a bright picture, despite which the 10-yr Treasuries have remained largely unchanged around 1.98%, mainly due to a 0.3% fall in wages month-on-month in December. The unresponsive Treasury yields have capped gains in the USD/JPY pair so far.
USD/JPY Technical Levels
The pair has an immediate support located at 118.95 (50-DMA), under which the pair could test 118.04 levels. Meanwhile, resistance is seen at 119.83 and 120.00 levels.