USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading lower in the Asian session

USDJPY Movement On Friday, the USD strengthened 0.34% against the JPY and closed at 104.05. In economic news, the housing starts in Japan registered a drop of 14.1% in July, on an annual basis, beating market expectations for a fall … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan jobless rate edges up in July, while its inflation rate came in line with estimates

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.19% against the JPY and closed at 103.69. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 103.7, with the USD trading flat from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen continues with its gains in the Asian session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.19% against the JPY and closed at 103.90. Yesterday, Japan’s Vice Economy Minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura, cautioned that the Japanese government needs to be more careful regarding its upcoming … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen reverses its losses in the Asian session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD traded tad higher against the JPY and closed at 104.09. In economic news, the Japanese small business confidence index fell to 47.7 in August, compared to market expectations of … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen reverses its losses this morning

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.16% against the JPY and closed at 104.05, following soft economic releases from the US. Over the weekend, the BoJ Governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, opined that the Japanese economy … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen reverses its losses, ahead of BoJ Governor’s speech at Jackson Hole

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.13% against the JPY and closed at 103.85. In economic news, Japan’s supermarket sales in July fell 2.1%, on an annual basis, down for the fourth straight month … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen continues with its losses this morning

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.78% against the JPY and closed at 103.72. In economic news, convenience store sales fell 0.7%, on an annual basis in July, in Japan, compared to a fall … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading on a lower footing this morning

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.28% against the JPY and closed at 102.92. In economic news, Japan’s leading index rose for more than expected in June to a reading of 105.9, followed by … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen reverses its losses in the Asian session, ahead of machine tool orders

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.24% against the JPY and closed at 102.63. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 102.62, with the USD trading tad lower from yesterday’s … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading higher this morning

USDJPY Movement On Friday, the USD weakened 0.09% against the JPY and closed at 102.39. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 102.28, with the USD trading 0.11% lower from Friday’s close. The pair is expected … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading lower this morning

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD marginally strengthened against the JPY and closed at 102.48. Yesterday, global rating agency, Fitch Ratings indicated that the Japanese economy is “weathering” the recent sales tax hike, further cautioning … Continue reading

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