US Dollar strengthens against Yen, despite verbal intervention by Japanese officials

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Over the weekend, developments in the Middle East spurred risk aversion in the financial markets. Due to remaining closed, Bitcoin was the main loser, though it has trimmed some of the pain inflicted on risk appetite. Iran’s offensive against Israel finished without casualties, though Tehran made its point that they would not remain arms crossed if Israel escalated the conflict.

According to Bloomberg, some US officials speaking anonymously said that the White House is urging Israel against retaliation.

Aside from these developments, economic data from the United States (US) sponsored the USD/JPY last leg-up, though it remains shy of cracking the 150.00 mark.

 The US Department of Labor revealed that Retail Sales in March rose by 0.7% MoM, above expectations of 0.4%. This shows an increase of 2.1% in Q1 2024 compared to last year's first quarter, an indication of consumers' strength.

Following the data, US Treasury yields are skyrocketing, with the short and long end of the curve rising more than 10 basis points (bps).


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