Flash: USD/JPY seems slightly uncomfortable with undue upside - OCBC Bank

FXstreet.com (Athens) – Emmanuel Ng of OCBC Bank, mentions that we are still slightly uncomfortable with undue upside for the USD/JPY in the near term despite slightly firmer US yields and Japanese corporate tax headlines.

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“With investor sentiment on edge with respect to the US fiscal situation, the pair may have to overcome resistance around the 99.00 area convincingly to establish a foothold, and failing which, a relapse back towards the 55-day MA (98.68) cannot be ruled out.”