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

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.67% against the JPY and closed at 92.16. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 92.38, with the USD trading 0.24% higher from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Central bank aims to defeat deflation, indicates Taro Aso

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT on Friday, the USD strengthened 0.90% against the JPY and closed at 92.54. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 92.64, with the USD trading 0.11% higher from … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese unemployment rate rises in December

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.79% against the JPY and closed at 91.73. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 92.13, with the USD trading 0.44% higher from yesterday’s close. … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Industrial production rises less-than-expected in Japan

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.25% against the JPY and closed at 91.01. Yesterday in the US, Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) reported that, private sector employment rose by 192,000 jobs in January, compared … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan retail sales rises in December

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 0.39% against the JPY and closed at 90.80. On the economic front, Japan’s small business confidence index rose to a reading of 44.3 in January, compared to a reading … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen trading lower this morning

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.82% against the JPY and closed at 90.44. Yesterday, the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, urged the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to implement bolder policies to achieve its 2% … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan expects upbeat economic growth in 2013-14

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT on Friday, the USD strengthened 0.61% against the JPY and closed at 91.10. On Saturday, at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Japan’s Economy Minister, Akira Amari, stated that the … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese CPI data disappoints

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened 2.22% against the JPY and closed at 90.55. Yesterday, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that the Japanese government’s call for monetary easing and central-bank cash that has been … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan trade deficit at ¥641.5 billion in December

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD strengthened marginally against the JPY and closed at 88.58. In its monthly economic report, the Japanese Cabinet Office stated that the government has upgraded its assessment of the economy for … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Yen continues to move northwards

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 1.24% against the JPY and closed at 88.52. On the economic front, Japan’s all industry activity index fell 0.3% (MoM) in November, slower than the expected 0.5% fall and following … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: BoJ adopts 2% inflation target

  For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.60% against the JPY and closed at 89.64. In economic news, convenience store sales in Japan fell 2.0% (YoY) in December, slower than the 2.5% decline recorded in the … Continue reading

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