Technical Analysis GBPJPY : 2021-04-14

The downward movement indicates the weakening of the British pound against the Japanese currency. British February economic data turned out to be worse than forecasts: trade balance (-16.4 billion pounds) and construction volumes (-4.3%). Industrial production (-3.5%) and manufacturing production (-4.2%) were better than projected, but they still declined in February, in annual terms. The information of the possible leave of Andrew Haldane, chief economist at the Bank of England (BoE), also negatively affected the pound. Previously, he advocated tightening the monetary policy of the British regulator. Note that on April 14, Jonathan Haskel, who is a member of the BoE Monetary Policy Committee, will make a speech. Also on April 14, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, as well as Haruhiko Kuroda, the head of the Bank of Japan, will deliver a speech. All this can affect the GBPJPY dynamics. UK Labour Productivity data for the 4th quarter will be published, too. The Japanese yen is strengthening for the second week in a row amis positive economic data and lower US Treasury bond yields. Japan's Machinery Orders data for February will be released on April 14: the outlook is positive. Previously, Machine Tool Orders for March showed impressive growth. In the previous week, several positive Japanese economic indicators were published at once, including the Eco Watchers Survey, consumer confidence index, current account balance, and others.

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