The Japanese yen has recently strengthened from almost 159.00 against the dollar to around 155.00, as investors are expecting the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to raise interest rates next week. Earlier, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda and his deputy said that the central bank will debate whether to raise interest rates in the coming policy meeting next Friday (January 24).

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Minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s last (December) policy-meeting showed that policy makers were concerned about upside risks to the inflation outlook. Before the Fed decides on interest rates again on January 29, major U.S. inflation data will be released on Wednesday (January 15).

The strength of the U.S. labor market remains a key factor in the central bank’s consideration of cutting rates. According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", the U.S. economy may have added 200,000 Non-farm Payrolls in December with the Unemployment Rate ticking up to 4.3%.

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There is no doubt that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision on Wednesday (December 18) will be the market’s focus next week. According to Trading Central's "Economic Insight", a 25-basis-point cut in the key interest rate to 4.50% is likely.

Last week, Donald Trump was elected to be the next U.S. president, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points (as expected), and U.S. stocks rose to record-high levels. Next comes key U.S. inflation data on Wednesday (November 13).

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This week, it is the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) turn to decide on interest rates. Considering slowing inflation in Japan and the prevailing trend of lowering interest rates among major central banks, we do not expect the BoJ will do anything on interest rates this time.