Japanese Yen Appreciates After Shooting Of Former PM Shinzo Abe
2022年7月8日 - 12:01PM
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The Japanese yen advanced against its major counterparts in the
Asian session on Friday amid safe-haven status, as former Japanese
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had been shot while delivering a speech
in the western city of Nara ahead of upper house elections on
Sunday.
Abe, who was campaigning for other members of the governing
conservative Liberal Democratic Party, was shot in the chest and
was taken to hospital. Abe was in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest
after the shooting.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said that the condition
of Abe remained "unknown."
Kishida stopped his election campaign following the news and
returned to Tokyo.
Abe was the longest-serving Japanese PM and had aimed to push
economic growth through policies known as "Abenomics."
The yen rose to 2-day highs of 135.32 against the greenback and
139.05 against the franc, up from its early lows of 136.15 and
139.86, respectively. If the yen strengthens further, it is likely
to test resistance around 121.00 against the greenback and 124.00
against the franc.
The yen touched a 2-day high of 137.48 against the euro, rising
from a low of 138.62 seen at 8:45 pm ET. On the upside, 133.00 is
seen as its next resistance level.
After dropping to 3-day lows of 93.33 against the aussie and
105.02 against the loonie earlier in the session, the yen edged up
to 92.33 and 104.11, respectively. The yen is likely to find
resistance around 89.5 against the aussie and 100.00 against the
loonie.
The yen reached as high as 162.60 against the pound, following a
3-day low of 163.93 hit at 8:45 pm ET. The yen may locate
resistance around the 156.00 level.
Against the kiwi, the yen rebounded to 83.47, after a fall to
84.21 at 8:45 pm ET. Immediate resistance for the yen is likely
seen around the 79.5 level.
Looking ahead, U.S. and Canadian jobs data for June and U.S.
wholesale inventories for May will be out in the New York
session.
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