USD/JPY: the macro gap
On the Macro Currency Strength Meter, the US Dollar scores -3 and the Japanese Yen scores +25 — a gap of 28 points in favour of the Japanese Yen. The widest divergence is in interest rates, which favours the Japanese Yen. All else equal that gap is a fundamental tailwind for the Japanese Yen against the US Dollar — though markets may already have priced much of it in.
Strength gap
-28.0
Stronger side
JPY
Edge is
Widening
Scores
-3 vs +25
Factor by factor
Positive is stronger relative to the other majors, not in absolute terms. The gap column is USD minus JPY.
| Factor | USD | JPY | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest Rates | -29 | +52 | -81.1 |
| Growth | +15 | +22 | -7.1 |
| Positioning | +40 | +46 | -6.3 |
| Risk Mood | -32 | -53 | +21.2 |
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