Reuters: US Dollar Report: FOREX-Yen rises for 3rd day versus dollar, but down trend intact

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FOREX-Yen rises for 3rd day versus dollar, but down trend intact Jan 23rd 2013, 20:25 Wed Jan 23, 2013 3:25pm EST * Yen's three-day gain versus dollar biggest since June 2012 * Long-term yen weakness to resume on stimulus speculation * IMF lowers 2013 global growth forecasts, cites euro zone recession By Wanfeng Zhou NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The yen rose against the dollar and euro on Wednesday, a day after the Bank of Japan disappointed investors who had hoped for more aggressive monetary easing, but the weaker yen trend looked intact. The dollar fell for a third straight day against the yen, losing a total of 1.6 percent during the period, the largest three-day percentage decline in seven months. Still, the dollar is up about 10 percent against the yen since mid-November. Analysts expect the yen to resume its weakness. The BOJ will remain under pressure to inject more stimulus into the economy, which will hurt the currency. Charts and positioning in the options market also pointed to medium-term yen weakness, with some betting on a move to 100 yen per dollar. Paresh Upadhyaya, director of currency at Pioneer Investments in Boston, said a rise in the dollar in the fourth quarter could add to the momentum to yen weakness. "The U.S. economy is performing better than expected," said Upadhyaya. "U.S. yields will start to head higher and interest rates differential will move against the yen." The dollar fell 0.1 percent to 88.59 yen, retreating from a 2-1/2-year high of 90.25 yen set on Monday, according to Reuters data. The Canadian dollar tumbled after the Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate at 1 percent but pushed back the timing of any further interest rate increases. The U.S. dollar jumped 0.8 percent to C$0.9988. "BOC has effectively pushed out their tightening date by at least 6 months," said Alan Ruskin, head of G10 FX strategy at Deutsche Bank in New York. Sterling recovered from a near five-month low against the dollar after better-than-expected UK jobs data and Bank of England minutes that cast doubt on the need for more monetary easing. The pound was last little changed at $1.5838. The euro fell 0.1 percent against the dollar to $1.3312 , with traders citing technical factors and after the International Monetary Fund trimmed its 2013 forecast for global growth, partly due to an unexpectedly stubborn euro zone recession. The IMF's chief economist, Olivier Blanchard, also said "optimism is in the air, particularly in financial markets, and some cautious optimism may indeed be justified." "There's a little bit of a reality check that's taking place in the market," Upadhyaya said. "That might be leading to a temporary pause in this risk rally." BEARISH ON YEN The euro fell 0.1 percent against the yen to 118.05 yen , with three-day losses at 1.6 percent. That's the largest three-day loss since November. The Bank of Japan said on Tuesday its open-ended commitment to buy assets would kick in only next year, disappointing those who had expected a faster, more aggressive move. Analysts said a change in BoJ leadership in April is also expected to weigh on the yen, with the market expecting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to appoint a governor favoring more aggressive monetay easing. "There was obviously disappointment about the BoJ's measures. However, I don't see the moves the last three days as a reversal of the bullish trend in dollar/yen," said Vassili Serebriakov, currency strategist at BNP Paribas in New York. "We are still seeing a lot of interest in buying the currency pair and we still expect further upside," he added. Commerzbank in a note to clients said the dollar/yen has recently failed at 90.25 four times, suggesting "the near term risk is for a slightly deeper retracement ahead of the next leg higher." The bank said its target remains 93.32. Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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