• EUR/JPY could slip toward the descending channel’s lower boundary near 176.80.
• The 14-day Relative Strength Index is at 40.46, indicating neutral-to-soft momentum.
• The immediate barrier lies at the nine-day EMA at 179.22.

EUR/JPY halts its four-day losing streak, trading around 179.20 during Asian hours on Thursday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows that the currency cross remains confined within a descending channel pattern. This continuous formation reinforces a persistent bearish outlook for the pair.

The EUR/JPY cross is retaining a bearish near-term bias as it holds below both the nine- and 50-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs). Price below these key averages suggests rallies are likely to be capped. At the same time, the 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 40.46 remains in neutral-to-soft territory, hinting at limited upside momentum rather than outright oversold conditions.

The EUR/JPY cross may fall toward the lower boundary of the descending channel at 176.80, followed by an 11-month low of 175.70, recorded in November 2025.

On the upside, the EUR/JPY cross is testing the nine-day EMA at 179.22. A successful break above the short-term price average could trigger a bullish reversal and support the cross as it tests the 50-day EMA at 181.74. Further resistance lies at the upper boundary of the descending channel around 184.40, followed by the all-time high of 187.95 set on April 17.

BoJ tightening path seen as gradual, with hikes spaced every three months

Analysts at MUFG/BTMU highlight that former BoJ official Kazuo Momma’s guidance on the likely pace of tightening aligns closely with their own projections. They note that he believes the “basic pace will probably be once every three months,” a trajectory MUFG/BTMU see as consistent with their forecast for “another hike before the end of this year at the December policy meeting.”