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28 February 2013
Exchange Rate Perspectives
Deutsche Bank
Figure 17: BoJ Balance Sheet Yet To Grow As Fast As
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CNY, EUR, JPY and the rest: Where Next?
The case for yen weakness is straightforward. We expect "Abenomics" to see a more
aggressive BoJ, perhaps using the 1930s as a template for recovery, when currency
weakness was a clear support (see FX Strategy Weekty, 15 February, 2013). It should noted
that the BoJ has yet to expand its balance sheet as much as the Fed or the ECB since 2008
(see Figure 17). The Bank of England also appears to be itching to ease policy in part to
weaken the pound, perhaps in response to Abenomics. Outside of BoJ policy, the narrow
basic balance of payments (current account + FDl) points to clear yen weakness (see Figure
18). The surge in money market funds inflows should also reverse (see chart). We expect
USD/JPY to eventually rise to 115 by 2015 (and 100 by year-end and 110 by end-2014). These
are higher than our previous forecasts.
The negative growth gap with the US, similar interest rates (see Figure 19) and US investors
buying less equities abroad should weigh on the euro. The ECB is unlikely to hike with Euro-
area growth close to 0% and with BoJ and BoE actions leading to currency weakness. And of
course, there are ongoing and well-known issues around the Euro-area crisis. We look for the
euro to eventually head to 1.10 by 2015 (and 1.20 by year-end and 1.15 by end-2014).
Figure 19: US/Euro Rate Spreads Sideways
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