The unwinding of JPY carry trades is showing signs of fatigue – OCBC

USD/JPY and AUD/USD are back above 145 and 0.65 this morning amid profit-taking in the Asia ex-Japan currencies, OCBC senior FX strategist Philip Wee notes.

Risk aversion may be levelling off in the short-term

“The Japanese Yen (JPY) initially rallied 3.4% against the Greenback (USD/JPY was 141.70) on Monday but retained 1.6% of its gains (144.18) by the end of the session.”

“AUD/USD reduced its losses to 0.2% (0.6498) from 2.5% (0.6350) yesterday. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia will likely push back against the market’s bet for a rate cut in November or December.”

“USD/JPY and AUD/USD are back above 145 and 0.65 this morning amid profit-taking in the Asia ex-Japan currencies.”