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Nikkei Targets All-Time Highs After 33 Years Despite Bank of Japan Shock

By Investing.com (Damian Nowiszewski)Market OverviewJul 31, 2023 08:16AM ET
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Nikkei Targets All-Time Highs After 33 Years Despite Bank of Japan Shock
By Investing.com (Damian Nowiszewski)   |  Jul 31, 2023 08:16AM ET
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  • Bank of Japan raises upper range of 10-year government bond yields to 1%
  • Inflation remains high but not high enough for BOJ officials
  • Meanwhile, Nikkei225 could still target new all-time highs

Last week, the Bank of Japan shocked markets by deciding to raise the yield curve tolerance range of the Japan 10-Year Treasury bond yield to 1%. This marked a significant step towards reversing years of ultra-accommodative monetary policy. However, Bank Governor Ueda emphasized that this move is just a correction, and their main focus remains to achieve sustained inflation.

If their words hold true in the coming months, the overall situation is unlikely to change, and the Japanese yen will continue to face selling pressure. As for Japan's main stock market index, Nikkei 225, not much has changed. It's probably going through a correction phase but still has the potential to continue its upward trend.

Over the past few decades, Bank of Japan officials have been worried about the persistently low inflation, occasionally dipping into deflationary territory with a few isolated spikes above 2%. With the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the rising global price dynamics have also affected Japan, leading to the highest levels of inflation in over 40 years.

Currently, both headline CPI and core remain above the inflation target, and the BOJ board has legitimate concerns that this might only be a temporary situation based on recent years' patterns.

National Core CPI YoY
National Core CPI YoY

Considering forecasts, although the median for 2023 was raised to 2.5% from 1.8%, the projections for 2024 were revised downward to 1.9%. This shows that with the stabilization of prices in global markets, the specter of disinflation or even deflation is real, so the BoJ's ultra-dish policy should be maintained despite Friday's revision.

Nikkei: All-Time Highs in Sight?

The continuous printing of yen to buy securities is one of the main drivers of the Japanese stock market, where a wide stream of newly created currency is flowing into markets. Currently, the index is undergoing a local correction and forming a flag pattern, providing grounds for the upward trend to continue.

Nikkei 225 5-Hour Chart
Nikkei 225 5-Hour Chart

Nikkei 225 Monthly Chart
Nikkei 225 Monthly Chart

In the event of an upward breakout and successful penetration of the 33,000-point level, it would generate a bullish signal, potentially leading to a retest of this year's highs.

Unlike many European or U.S. indexes that have recently made new all-time highs, the Nikkei faces a significant resistance level at its previous peak of around 39,000 points, established in late 1989 and early 1990.

This level serves as a crucial medium-term target, and if the Bank of Japan continues its accommodative policy despite raising the long-term bond yield's upper range, there is a possibility of attaining it later this year.

USD/JPY Remains in an Uptrend

Regarding the USD/JPY currency pair, the uptrend remains intact. Despite a somewhat hawkish move by the BOJ and a dynamic corrective phase, the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen is still in an overall upward trajectory. The key factor supporting the uptrend was the successful defense of the support zone in the 137-138 yen per dollar price range.

Despite an ultimately hawkish move by the BOJ and a rather dynamic correction, the quotations of the main currency pair with the Japanese yen remain in an uptrend. The key, in this case, was the defense of the support area falling in the 137-138 price area.

USD/JPY Price Chart
USD/JPY Price Chart

The increasing demand suggests that the USD/JPY currency pair is likely to move higher, with the first target around 145 yen. If it manages to break above this level, it could continue rising towards a long-term peak just below 152.

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dylan mulvaney
dylan mulvaney Jul 31, 2023 1:37PM ET
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Of course, when you inflate the currency into oblivion it is not difficult to make other things seem more valuable relative to fiat
Fred Johnson
Fred Johnson Jul 31, 2023 1:25PM ET
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Holy cats.  A 33 year wait for an all time high.   Your retirement portfolio would have been under water the whole time if you bought before the fall.
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“33 year high” think anout that , after 33 years its breaking even … the teal high yen to yen was much higher before that and this “33 year high “ was built on inflation through massive printing. So, “33 year high” means its worth 5 percent of the previous high ,
 
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