Yen Pops On BOJ Comments, Dollar Holds Most Of Yesterday’s Gains

Ralf Hahn Overview The dollar is mixed as the market awaits the US personal consumption expenditure deflator, which is the measure of inflation the Fed targets. While there is headline risk, we argue that the signal has already been generated by the CPI and PPI releases. The yen is the strongest of the G10 currencies, up nearly 0.5%. The market shrugged off weak data that spurs speculation of a third quarterly contraction and focused on the comments from a BOJ board member that were consistent with the exit from negative interest rates in the coming months. Meanwhile, the Australian and…