Euro/Yen Supported by Widening Eurozone-Japan Policy Divergence – Friday, 8 May

Snapshot: EUR/JPY is trading at 184.38, up 0.26% on the session, driven primarily by the diverging policy outlooks of the ECB and BoJ. Lagarde’s scheduled speech at 09:00 CET will be closely monitored for any hints of further easing.

  • A break above intraday highs of 184.50 could signal further upside potential.
  • Watch for any headlines regarding intervention from the BoJ if Yen weakness persists.

Bias into NY: We favour further upside in EUR/JPY, targeting 185.00, as the ECB maintains a mild easing bias while the BoJ signals a slow normalisation path. Broad dollar weakness, with the DXY at 97.77, adds to the momentum.