The Japanese Yen weakened for a second session against all of the major currencies in a move that many traders suspect is renewed selling pressure from the Group of Seven nations. Following a downward spike on Thursday to 76.37, the G-7 was asked to intervene in an effort to curb the Yen’s appreciation and help support the devastated Japanese economy.

The Euro’s closing price reversal top on Wednesday was confirmed overnight, indicating that the market may retrace back to 1.3716 to 1.3681 over the near-term. Technically the main trend remains up unless 1.3570 is taken out; however, a closing price reversal top is often the trigger that begins a change in trend.

The GBP USD is under pressure overnight following a strong rise on Wednesday. The reversal of the previous day’s rally is a sign that the action was most likely short-covering rather than new buying. Traders were reacting to the Bank of England minutes which showed a three-way split as to whether the central bank should provide additional stimulus to the economy.

Today marks day 15 of the current rally in the U.S. equity markets and the action the past three days is suggesting that this rally may be running out of steam. The December E-mini S&P chart in particular seems to be indicating that we are still rangebound and that the markets are merely testing the upper boundary of the range.