The GBP/JPY cross rebounded on Tuesday as the recent sharp rally of the Japanese Yen lost momentum. Since the beginning of the month, the Japanese currency had experienced a strong upward surge, but that momentum has begun to cool. At the time of writing, the currency pair trades around 208.90 after briefly sliding to 207.10, which marked its weakest level since December 2025.
Profit-Taking And RSI Conditions Aid Recovery
A combination of profit-taking in the Yen and oversold conditions on the Relative Strength Index for GBP/JPY appeared to assist the cross in staging its Tuesday recovery. Additionally, higher oil prices exerted extra pressure on the Japanese currency. Japan depends heavily on energy imports, particularly supplies originating from the Middle East.
Monetary Policy Expectations And The Yen
The Yen’s recent strength was largely fueled by growing expectations that the Bank of Japan will accelerate its monetary policy tightening cycle. This anticipation prompted traders to unwind Yen-funded carry trades and repatriate capital back to the domestic market.
Technical Indicators Point To Persistent Bearish Trend
On the daily chart, GBP/JPY maintains its near-term bearish bias as prices continue to trade below the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day simple moving averages. However, the Relative Strength Index hovering near 25 signals oversold conditions, accounting for Tuesday's corrective rebound. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator remains below the zero line, while the Average Directional Index climbs toward 28, indicating that the broader downward trend retains its strength.
Key Resistance And Support Levels
Looking at the upside, the psychological 210 level serves as immediate resistance. A decisive break above this barrier could clear the path toward the 200-day simple moving average at 213, followed by the 100-day simple moving average at 214. Additional resistance zones are spotted at 217.50 and 219.50.
On the downside, Tuesday's trough near 207.10 acts as immediate support. Slipping below this threshold could expose the psychological 205.00 mark. Buyers will need to push the exchange rate firmly above the 210.00 to 215.00 zone to alleviate downward pressure and sustain a more robust recovery.
Meanwhile, in broader currency markets, the AUD/USD pair held above 0.7200 during Tuesday's Asian session, lingering near its strongest level since May 14. The US Dollar remained constrained as a rallying Japanese Yen outweighed support stemming from hawkish Federal Reserve expectations and geopolitical tensions. Concurrently, firming expectations for another rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia later in the month provided a tailwind for the Australian dollar, though mixed trade balance data from China kept gains capped.
Elsewhere, the USD/JPY pair rebounded from a six-month low touched below 153.00 earlier in the session, trading above 154.00 during the latter half of the day. Nevertheless, these upward moves look like technical corrections for now, as upbeat wage growth figures and second-quarter gross domestic product revisions from Japan cement expectations for a Bank of Japan rate hike next week, continuing to underpin the Yen.
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