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With OpenAI and Anthropic poised for IPOs, the sentiment has shifted from pessimism to optimism. However, Amoday said on Saturday that he did not believe his warnings were the root cause of public distrust of AI.Junzheng Co., Ltd. announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it plans to issue 31.28 million H shares (subject to the exercise of the over-allotment option) in Hong Kong, with an issue price not exceeding HK$102.80 per share, and is expected to start trading on August 25.On August 17th, US President Trump posted on social media that he was unhappy with the USs previous agreement to participate in joint military exercises with South Korea, given his "good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Trump stated, "These exercises are not only extremely costly, with most of the expenses borne by the United States, but they also send a completely inappropriate and hostile signal to a country that has never been a threat and has maintained respect during my presidency." Trump said that since canceling the exercises is now too late, he has "instructed Secretary of War Hergsays to significantly reduce the scale of these joint US-South Korea military exercises." Trump also stated that he recently inquired with the South Korean president whether he would be willing to work with the US to "promote the denuclearization of Iran," but South Korea refused.Conflict Situation: 1. Iran claims US troops have been expelled from the Strait of Hormuz. 2. According to Sky News: Yemeni sources revealed that Yemeni air defense forces responded to a Houthi drone attack over Mocha, Hodeidah province. 3. According to the Jerusalem Post: The Israel Defense Forces killed senior Hezbollah commander Abu Hassan Alaa in a weekend attack on the Deir Zahrani region in southern Lebanon. 4. According to IRNA: The Iranian Army Chief of Staff stated that they are certain the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was hit at least once by Iranian munitions, rendering all its fighter jets unable to take off for a period of time. Peace Talks: 1. The Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau visited Egypt to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip. 2. Egyptian President Sisi met with Trumps son-in-law, Jared Kushner, confirming the necessity of resolving the current regional crisis. 3. Inside stories of the US-Iran negotiations were exposed by US media, revealing that the Trump administration bypassed Iranian negotiators to contact the Revolutionary Guard. 4. US media: Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday and pressured them to begin fulfilling their commitments to disarm. 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Before the US NFP, the USD/JPY is likely to decrease to roughly 132.00

Alina Haynes

Aug 05, 2022 14:49

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The difficulties that the USD/JPY pair met around 133.00 during the Asian session are now in full force. As investors predict a disappointing result from the US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data, the asset has printed a low of 132.77 and is projected to decrease further to about 132.00.

 

JP Morgan experts projected that the US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) will be poorer than expected at 200K in the July labor market statistics, compared to the consensus expectation of 250k jobs gained in the month. The US economy produced 372k new jobs in the labor market in June. The labor market is under great pressure as a result of data showing a continued fall in job creation. The unemployment rate, though, will be constant at 3.6 percent.

 

Increased labor market dangers are a result of rising interest rates and their compounding impacts. Due to pricey dollars, business players are unable to invest without reluctance. Low investment possibilities cannot thus speed the process of creating jobs.

 

Despite the Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers' enhanced interest rate ambitions, the US dollar index (DXY) has thrown up the support of 106.00. According to Cleveland Fed President Loretta J. Mester, ending the policy tightening program without detecting a decline in the inflation rate for several months is not conceivable at interest rates above 4 percent .

 

Tokyo's entire household expenditure has dramatically climbed from the previous report of -0.5 percent and the predictions of 1.5 percent to 3.5 percent. As an inflation indicator, the economic data may aid the yen bulls. The economic data have greatly improved, which means that the inflation rate may climb much further. The findings may, however, be largely impacted by growing energy expenditures. However, a hike in the labor cost index is shortly to come in order to keep the inflation rate over 2 percent.