The GBP/JPY pair has seen a significant rise for the second consecutive day on Monday, reaching a three-week high in the early European trading session. The pair is currently hovering around the 182.80-182.85 region, a surge of over 650 pips from Friday’s lowest point since June 13. This upward trend is largely due to the widespread weak performance of the Japanese Yen (JPY).
Indeed, the JPY is one of the worst-performing currencies among the G-10 and is under pressure due to an unexpected operation by the Bank of Japan to purchase ¥300 billion ($2 billion) worth of Japanese government bonds (JGB). This marks the first such operation since February 2022 and comes after a notable increase in the yield of 10-year benchmark JGB to a nine-year high, triggered by the BoJ’s decision to introduce more flexibility into its Yield Curve Control (YCC) policy last Friday. The BoJ stated that the 0.5% cap for the 10-year JGB yield will now be considered “references” rather than “fixed limits”.
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