USD/JPY: Expect to see higher levels in Q4 - Westpac

According to Robert Rennie, Research Analyst at Westpac, despite the slump in equity markets, USD/JPY has hardly batted an eyelid, with minimal trade below 112 suggesting solid Japanese demand on dips to buy foreign assets.

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“Perhaps we are being too cautious here but we again stick to a neutral bias for the week ahead on the basis that risk sentiment remains so very poor at the moment.”

“However, we do see dips to 110.50/ 111 as a great buy opportunity and expect to see higher levels as we move through Q4 (114 year end target).”