⚡️The British Pound (GBP) and Yen (JPY) both failed to find momentum to launch the charts for the new trading week.
⚡️The GBP has struggled to find support across the charts after the Bank of England (BoE) kept interest rates steady last week in a split vote, and the end of the cycle appeared likely. The UK's interest rate hike has come much sooner than many analysts predicted. With the UK's domestic economy teetering on fundamental data, the BoE is hoping interest rates are high enough to keep inflation at bay going forward.
⚡️On the JPY side, Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda and Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida caused a stir on Monday. BoJ officials downplayed any hawkish expectations, reiterating the BoJ's policy stance that inflation is at risk of falling below 2%, the Japanese central bank's minimum target before reversing regimes. BoJ's negative interest rates may be considered.
⚡️Before the pair finds support, the downtrend is likely to continue.