Daily Morning Call
From the Floor: 'We've unleashed the beast in FX' – #SaxoStrats
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Suddenly, after days of crazy turbulence in equities, the FX space becomes the centre of drama as USDJPY lurches below the critical 108 level and volatility looms for all JPY crosses.
- An important morning in forex with USDJPY below 108
- Volatility is picking up so keep an eye on the yen crosses
- Risk of rapidly expanding volatility across the FX space
- Many hedgers caught off guard, thought BoJ would keep JPY weak
- Nikkei again tested the critical 21,000 level
- VIX remains above the 22 level, at 26 now