🌟 Trump's 100th Day Presidential Speech and Forex Market Outlook (April 29, 2025)

29 4月 2025, 10:46
Masayuki Sakamoto
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🌟 Trump's 100th Day Presidential Speech and Forex Market Outlook (April 29, 2025)

Key Themes for Today

  • Trump’s 100th Day Presidential Speech (Scheduled for tomorrow morning)
    → Focus on whether he can boost his declining approval rating.
    → Watch for announcements regarding progress on income tax cuts.
  • Treasury Secretary Bessent’s Press Conference (Scheduled 21:30 JST)
    → Attention on early trade negotiation progress reports with India and Japan.
    → Depending on demands like auto tariff relaxation, the yen may react sensitively.
  • China’s Ministry of Commerce Remarks
    → "Ready to support normal cooperation with U.S. companies"
    → Eased U.S.-China tensions are providing relief to the market.

Key Economic Data Releases Today (Japan Time)

Event Importance Comment
Turkey March Employment Data Limited market impact expected.
Eurozone March M3 Money Supply Supplementary indicator for inflation forecasts.
Eurozone Consumer Confidence Final (April) Watch for any major revision from flash figures.
U.S. March Wholesale Inventories (Preliminary) Minor influence; GDP-related.
U.S. February House Price Indices (HPI/S&P Case-Shiller) Checking resilience of the housing sector.
U.S. March JOLTS Job Openings Expected slight decline (forecast: 7.5M); labor market focus.
U.S. April Consumer Confidence Index Forecast to drop sharply from 92.9 to 88.0; may strongly impact markets.

Today’s Market Focus

  • First key event: Treasury Secretary Bessent’s remarks.
  • Second key event: U.S. Consumer Confidence Index — A large downside surprise could trigger fresh dollar selling.
  • Relief from eased U.S.-China tensions is slightly supporting risk-on mood.

📈 Today's Trade Strategy Notes


USD/JPY

  • Range: 142.50–144.00
  • Buy Scenario: Break above 144.00 → Target 144.40
  • Sell Scenario: Break below 142.50 → Target 142.00
    Key Risk: Volatility likely on Bessent’s comments and Consumer Confidence data.

EUR/USD

  • Range: 1.0670–1.0750
  • Buy Scenario: Break above 1.0720 → Target 1.0750
  • Sell Scenario: Break below 1.0670 → Target 1.0630
    Key Risk: Soft Eurozone data could accelerate euro selling.

Gold (XAU/USD)

  • Range: 2315–2350 USD
  • Buy Scenario: Break above 2330 → Target 2350
  • Sell Scenario: Break below 2315 → Target 2290
    Key Risk: Sensitive to U.S. stock moves and risk sentiment shifts.

Summary of Today's Outlook

  • If Bessent sounds optimistic → Risk-on → USD/JPY buying bias
  • If cautious tone → Renewed dollar selling risk.
  • Watch for Consumer Confidence result for additional confirmation.
  • Continue to favor short-term trading only with strict stop-loss settings.

🎯 Tonight’s Short-Term Trade Map (April 29 Night – April 30 Morning)


USD/JPY

Type Entry Condition Take Profit Target Stop Loss
✅ Buy Break and retest 144.00 (entry at 143.90–144.00) 144.30–144.50 Below 143.60
✅ Sell Confirm break below 142.50 (entry around 142.30) 142.00–141.80 Above 142.80

Comment:

  • Positive comments by Bessent regarding tariffs or exchange rates could strengthen USD/JPY buying.
  • Conversely, cautious remarks could push USD/JPY back into the 142 yen range.

EUR/USD

Type Entry Condition Take Profit Target Stop Loss
✅ Buy Break above 1.0720 and retest (entry 1.0715–1.0720) 1.0750–1.0770 Below 1.0690
✅ Sell Break below 1.0670 (entry around 1.0665) 1.0630–1.0600 Above 1.0695

Comment:

  • Strong Eurozone PMI data could support a euro rally.
  • Risk-off mood on weak U.S. data could trigger renewed euro selling.

Gold (XAU/USD)

Type Entry Condition Take Profit Target Stop Loss
✅ Buy Break and retest 2330 USD (entry 2325–2330) 2350–2360 Below 2315
✅ Sell Break below 2315 USD (entry around 2312) 2290–2280 Above 2320

Comment:

  • Weak U.S. consumer confidence could revive gold buying.
  • If equities stabilize, slight downward pressure on gold is possible.

🛡 Tonight's Trading Summary

  • First checkpoint: Treasury Secretary Bessent’s remarks at 21:30
  • Second checkpoint: U.S. Consumer Confidence at 23:00

If Risk-On sentiment expands:

  • Buy USD/JPY, cross-yen pairs, Bitcoin.

If Risk-Off sentiment expands:

  • Buy Gold, Sell EUR/USD, broader dollar weakness.