Archived IMT (2008.12.16)

With USDJPY breaching below 90 yen, 2 yen below last weeks 13-year lows and the rest of the yen crosses (EURJPY and GBPJPY) rising, the dollar impact shows emerges despite improved risk aversion. EURUSD breaches our year-end target of $1.37 and testing above a major resistance of $1.3750--the 38% retracement of the decline from the $1.6038 record high to the $1.2328 low. $1.3880 acts as the next obstacle. GBPUSD faces interim resistance at $1.55, a breach of which seen extending to as high $1.57.