USD/JPY: Yen trading tad lower this morning

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 1.06% against the JPY and closed at 94.92. On the economic front, Japan’s all industry activity dropped 1.4% (MoM) in January, in line with the market forecast and compared … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen trading tad higher; Japan’s trade deficit widens

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.92% against the JPY and closed at 95.94. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 95.88, with the USD trading marginally lower from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading tad higher in the Asian session

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.31% against the JPY and closed at 95.07. Looking at fundamentals, the leading economic index rose to a reading of 95.0 in January, from a revised reading of 92.8 … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading lower this morning

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.48% against the JPY and closed at 95.36. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 95.60, with the USD trading 0.25% higher from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen trading below its MA’s

  On Friday, the USD weakened 0.52% against the JPY and closed at 95.45. Earlier on Friday, Japan’s Parliament approved Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe’s nominee for central bank governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, and nominees for the two deputy governor posts, thereby … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Haruhiko Kuroda confirmed as BoJ Governor

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened marginally against the JPY and closed at 95.95. On the economic front, machine tool orders in Japan dropped 29.8% (YoY) in February, following a 21.5% drop initially estimated. In … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese industrial production rose 0.3% (MoM) in January

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.20% against the JPY and closed at 96.02. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 96.05, with the USD trading marginally higher from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen continues to move northward

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.83% against the JPY and closed at 95.84. On economic front, the seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index in Japan rose to a reading of 44.3 in February, compared to … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Additional easing measures discussed, indicates BoJ minutes

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.47% against the JPY and closed at 96.65. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 96.48, with the USD trading 0.18% lower from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen losses ground on disappointing Japanese core machine orders

On Friday, the USD strengthened 0.97% against the JPY and closed at 95.82. In economic news, Japanese current economic situation index edged up to a reading of 53.2 in February, from a reading of 49.5 in January. Similarly, the outlook … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen trading lower in the Asian session

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 1.03% against the JPY and closed at 94.90. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 95.40, with the USD trading 0.53% higher from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading

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