Investing.com – The week beginning March 22 follows one during which the U.S. dollar was trapped in a tight range against the yen, mostly just above the 90 mark, although the greenback staged a small rally at the end of the week.
After USD/JPY broke below 90 on Thursday, when it hit 89.76, the pair bounced to reach 90.52 at the close of trade on Friday.
The pair is likely to find resistance at 92.15, the high of Feb. 19, and support at 88.14, the low of March 4.
Next week, the United States is set to release key data on durable goods orders, new homes sale and existing home sales. The country will also publish a weekly report on unemployment claims, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to testify in Washington.
Japan, meanwhile, will release important reports on consumer inflation and the country's trade balance. The Bank of Japan will also publish the minutes of its most recent monetary policy meeting.
Ahead of the coming week, Investing.com has compiled a list of these and other events likely to affect USD/JPY.
Monday, March 22
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is set to speak about financial reforms to a Washington-based think tank, the American Enterprise Institute.
The Bank of Japan, meanwhile, will then release the minutes of its most recent monetary policy meeting, which provide in-depth insights into the economic conditions that influenced the central bank's decision on where to set interest rates.
Tuesday, March 23
The National Association of Realtors will publish a key report on sales of existing U.S. homes, a leading indicator of economic health. The U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, meanwhile, will publish its monthly housing price index.
Later in the day, Japan will release a monthly report on its trade balance, the difference in value between imported and exported goods.
Wednesday, March 24
The U.S. Census Bureau will release key data on new home sales, a leading indicator of production, and core durable goods orders.
Meanwhile, the BoJ will publish its Corporate Services Price Index, which indicates consumer inflation, since higher costs are usually passed on to consumers when corporations pay more for services.
Thursday, March 25
The U.S. will release a key weekly report on initial jobless claims, after which Bernanke will testify before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, DC, on the unwinding of emergency Fed liquidity programs and the implications for economic recovery.
Also Thursday, Japan will release a consumer price index for Tokyo, which is seen as the most important consumer inflation data in the country, since it is released one month before the publication of the national CPI.
Friday, March 26
The U.S. will publish final quarterly GDP data, and the University of Michigan will publish the revised reading of its Consumer Sentiment index.
After USD/JPY broke below 90 on Thursday, when it hit 89.76, the pair bounced to reach 90.52 at the close of trade on Friday.
The pair is likely to find resistance at 92.15, the high of Feb. 19, and support at 88.14, the low of March 4.
Next week, the United States is set to release key data on durable goods orders, new homes sale and existing home sales. The country will also publish a weekly report on unemployment claims, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to testify in Washington.
Japan, meanwhile, will release important reports on consumer inflation and the country's trade balance. The Bank of Japan will also publish the minutes of its most recent monetary policy meeting.
Ahead of the coming week, Investing.com has compiled a list of these and other events likely to affect USD/JPY.
Monday, March 22
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is set to speak about financial reforms to a Washington-based think tank, the American Enterprise Institute.
The Bank of Japan, meanwhile, will then release the minutes of its most recent monetary policy meeting, which provide in-depth insights into the economic conditions that influenced the central bank's decision on where to set interest rates.
Tuesday, March 23
The National Association of Realtors will publish a key report on sales of existing U.S. homes, a leading indicator of economic health. The U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, meanwhile, will publish its monthly housing price index.
Later in the day, Japan will release a monthly report on its trade balance, the difference in value between imported and exported goods.
Wednesday, March 24
The U.S. Census Bureau will release key data on new home sales, a leading indicator of production, and core durable goods orders.
Meanwhile, the BoJ will publish its Corporate Services Price Index, which indicates consumer inflation, since higher costs are usually passed on to consumers when corporations pay more for services.
Thursday, March 25
The U.S. will release a key weekly report on initial jobless claims, after which Bernanke will testify before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, DC, on the unwinding of emergency Fed liquidity programs and the implications for economic recovery.
Also Thursday, Japan will release a consumer price index for Tokyo, which is seen as the most important consumer inflation data in the country, since it is released one month before the publication of the national CPI.
Friday, March 26
The U.S. will publish final quarterly GDP data, and the University of Michigan will publish the revised reading of its Consumer Sentiment index.