EUR/JPY: downside favoured in neutral - FXStreet

Valeria Bednarik, chief analyst at FXStreet explained that the EUR/JPY pair turned back south this Wednesday, as the common currency under-performed against all of its major rivals, although with the JPY also weak, the pair remained within its recent range.

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"A change in market's mood after positive data coming from China spooked fears of a global economic slowdown, led the way, in spite of macroeconomic data.

Holding above the 123.00 level, the 1 hour chart for the EUR/JPY pair shows that the price is back below its 100 SMA, whilst the technical indicators head south below their mid-lines, all of which indicates that the risk remains towards the downside.

In the 4 hours chart, the Momentum indicator has turned south within neutral territory, whilst the RSI also heads lower around 37, in line with the shorter term outlook. "