USD/JPY: Yen trading lower in the Asian session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD ended the day flat against the JPY, in a holiday-thin trading session, and closed at previous day’s closing price of 104.25. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen trading higher this morning

USDJPY Movement On Friday, the USD marginally rose against the JPY and closed at 104.31, following mixed data from the US. The industrial production in the US rose for the fifth time in December, while the manufacturing production and capacity … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Government describes the Japanese economy as “recovering” for 1st time since January 2008

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.27% against the JPY and closed at 104.31. Yesterday, Fitch Ratings indicted that the Japan’s increasing current account deficit is a warning that the country needs medium-term fiscal … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen trading lower in the morning session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.39% against the JPY and closed at 104.60, after the Chicago Fed President, Charles Evans suggested better growth prospects for the nation. Positive sentiment for the greenback was … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen trading lower in the Asian session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 1.05% against the JPY and closed at 104.20, after upbeat retail sales data in the US for the month of December eased concerns that economic growth might be … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan’s trade deficit widens in the month of November

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.80% against the JPY and closed at 103.12. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 103.36, with the USD trading 0.24% higher from yesterday’s … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen trading higher in a holiday-thin trading session

USDJPY Movement On Friday, the USD weakened 0.79% against the JPY and closed at 104.01, following a surprise drop in the US non-farm payrolls data for December. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 103.37, with … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen trading marginally lower in the Asian trading hours

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD ended the day flat against the JPY and closed at 104.85, ahead of the release of key US employment data, due tomorrow. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: US private-sector jobs show robust growth in December

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.12% against the JPY and closed at 104.84, after news that the US private sector added 238,000 workers in December, the most since January 2012, defying analysts’ projections … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen extends its fall in the morning session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.47% against the JPY and closed at 104.72, after President of San Francisco Fed, John Williams indicated support to tapering the US Fed’s stimulus programme. In the Asian … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen pares its gains in the Asian session

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.66% against the JPY and closed at 104.22, after a report showed that growth in the US service sector unexpectedly slowed in the month of December. In the … Continue reading

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