USD/JPY Analysis for April 29, 2026: Yen-Tervention Ceiling Holding As FOMC Looms
USD/JPY is keeping its head below the 160.00 barrier now that the BOJ announced a “hawkish hold” decision. Can the upcoming FOMC decision still spur a big move?
USD/JPY is keeping its head below the 160.00 barrier now that the BOJ announced a “hawkish hold” decision. Can the upcoming FOMC decision still spur a big move?
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Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed by 4.6% year-over-year (YoY) in March, compared to a 3.7% increase reported in the previous reading, the latest data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on Wednesday. The market consensus was for 4.7% growth in the reported period. The RBA Trimmed Mean CPI for March rose 0.3% and 3.3% on a monthly and and annual basis,…
2026.04.28 2026.04.29 Weekly Economic Calendar for 04.05.2026–10.05.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Developments in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz continue to roil markets. News from the region and oil price movements are currently the main drivers of market trends. In the upcoming week of May 4-10, 2026, market participants will focus on the release of key macroeconomic data from Switzerland, the…
The BOJ disappointed, WTI is knocking on $100, and Iran blinked first. Here’s where the original scenarios stand heading into Wednesday’s FOMC gauntlet.
The decision itself is unlikely to move markets, with the hold unanimous and widely expected. The significance lies in the language. Chile’s explicit warning that the Middle East conflict is evolving more adversely than its March baseline assumed adds to a growing body of central bank commentary flagging that the Iran war is reshaping the global inflation outlook in…
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2026.04.28 2026.04.28 Greenback Drops Slightly Amid US–Iran Impasse. Forecast as of 28.04.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has turned into a battle for survival between the global and Iranian economies. As a result, oil prices and US stock indices are rising, leaving the EUR/USD pair at a crossroads. Will central banks step in to ease…
The Bank of Japan held its rate at 0.75% in a 6-3 vote — its closest call under Ueda — as Middle East conflict clouds the economic outlook.
Reuters, citing unnamed sources, says the US intel community is examining how Iran would respond to the US declaring victory in the war. That Trump is even considering this is another sign that he’s done with the war. The ‘examination’ part is whether they would open Hormuz. The result may be that we essentially go back to pre-war. Hormuz…