GBP/JPY EDGES LOWER TO NEAR 184.00 DUE TO HAWKISH SENTIMENT SURROUNDING THE BOJ

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  • GBP/JPY continues to lose ground despite thin trading amid Japan’s bank holiday.
  • The Japanese Yen receives support from the hawkish mood surrounding the Bank of Japan.
  • The Bank of England is expected to hold rates steady at Thursday’s policy meeting.

GBP/JPY extends its decline for the second successive day, trading around 184.20 during Monday’s European hours. The Japanese Yen (JPY) finds support despite low trading volumes due to Japan's Respect-for-the-Aged Day Bank Holiday. This downside pressure on GBP/JPY cross is likely driven by the hawkish sentiment surrounding the BoJ.

Traders await interest rate decisions from the Bank of England (BoE) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) later this week. The BoJ is widely expected to keep rates unchanged while leaving the possibility open for a rate hike as early as October. Similarly, the BoE is also expected to hold rates steady in its upcoming decision.

On Friday, Fitch Ratings' latest report on the Bank of Japan's policy outlook suggests that the BoJ might raise rates to 0.5% by the end of 2024, 0.75% in 2025, and 1.0% by the end of 2026. Additionally, the hawkish BoJ policymaker Naoki Tamura stated on Thursday that the central bank should raise interest rates to at least 1% as early as the second half of the next fiscal year. This comment reinforces the BoJ's commitment to ongoing monetary tightening.




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