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Japanese Yen Dips, Inflation Reports Next

USD/JPY has posted gains in the Monday session. In the North American session, USD/JPY is trading at 104.97, up 0.22% on the day. It’s a quiet start to the week, with no US data releases. We’ll hear from three FOMC members – William Dudley, Loretta Mester and Randal Quarles. Japan will release an inflation indicator, the Services Producer Price Index. This inflation indicator is expected to remain unchanged at 0.7%. On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan releases Core CPI and the US publishes CB Consumer Confidence.

US durable goods reports ended the week on a high note, but the dollar still lost ground on Friday. Core Durable Goods Orders rebounded with a strong gain of 1.2%, crushing the estimate of 0.5%. This marked the strongest gain since July 2016. Durable Goods Orders jumped to an 8-month high, with a gain of 3.1%. The reading easily beat the forecast of 1.6%. The US manufacturing sector continues to expand at an impressive clip, a result of stronger global growth and a cheaper US dollar, which makes US goods less expensive for foreign buyers.

The safe haven yen gained 1.2% last week and hit 5-month highs, as risk appetite sagged after US President Trump slapped tariffs on China on Thursday. The punitive measure could affect up to $60 billion worth of Chinese imports. Trump said that the tariffs are needed to address the massive trade deficit with China, which stands at $375 billion. For its part, China wasted no time in threatening to retaliate, saying it was planning to impose tariffs on 128 US products, which would amount to $3 billion in imports. The tariffs directed against China come on the heels of tariffs on steel imports coming into the US, although the US has promised exemptions to the EU and other trading partners. There is serious concern that these moves could ignite a global trade war, and if the US tariffs remain in place, as downturn in the Chinese economy could spread and possibly a global recession.

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