GBP/JPY Near Fresh Multi-Year Highs

By Benzinga (Benzinga )CurrenciesNov 20, 2013 02:27PM ET

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GBP/JPY Near Fresh Multi-Year Highs

By Benzinga (Benzinga ) | Nov 20, 2013 02:27PM ET

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On Monday of this week, GBP/JPY traded at its highest levels since August of 2009. During the New York trading session it is trading modestly higher, close to price levels unseen in over four years.

Japanese Yen Remains Under Pressure

Last week the Japanese Yen softened after Finance Minister Taro Aso emphasized the importance of keeping foreign exchange intervention as a policy option.

Aso stated before parliament that "Japan must have tools to counter speculative moves in the currency market."

The prospect of intervention caused selling in the yen and fueled a rally in Japanese stocks. A weaker yen helps Japanese exporters, making their products more competitive abroad.

Related: Euro Up on ZEW Data

The recent positive economic news out of the US, notably the last employment report, raised the prospect of the tapering of stimulus, also adding pressure to the Japanese currency.

British Pound Buoyed by Positive Data

Last week, the U.K. Office for National Statistics reported that Britain's unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent in the three months to September, its lowest level in more than three years. The unemployment rate falling from 7.8 percent to 7.6 percent in the three months to the end of September marked a move closer to the seven percent level that will prompt the Bank of England to consider raising interest rates.

Earlier in the month the Bank of England maintained its asset-purchase target at 375 billion pounds and held its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 percent.

However, on Wednesday, the minutes of the Bank of England’s November meeting showed that policymakers are not in a hurry to raise interest rates.

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The minutes had a dovish tone, stating "With the proviso that medium-term inflation expectations remain sufficiently well-anchored, the projections for growth and inflation under constant bank rate underlined that there could be a case for not raising bank rate immediately when the seven percent unemployment threshold was reached."

GBP/JPY Monthly Chart

Looking at the GBP/JPY monthly chart we can see that price has almost retraced to the prior highs of mid 2009, where a double top had formed.

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