For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD weakened 0.22% against the JPY and closed at 80.16. In Japan, this morning, the business survey index of sentiment of large manufacturers, on quarterly basis, declined to -23.3 in the second quarter … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD weakened 0.04% against the JPY, on Friday, and closed at 80.29, after the Japanese tertiary sector activity rebounded in May. In Japan, on Friday, the tertiary industry activity index improved to 2.6% … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD strengthened 0.53% against the JPY and closed at80.32. In Japan, yesterday, the consumer sentiment index rose to a reading of 34.2 in May, following a reading of 33.1 posted in the previous … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD weakened 0.32% against the JPY and closed at 79.90, after the Ben Bernanke statement, on late Tuesday, raised concerns over the slow US economic recovery. In Japan, yesterday, the current conditions index … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD strengthened 0.04% against the JPY and closed at 80.16. In the US, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York President, William C. Dudley stated that US must reduce the federal budget deficit … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD weakened 0.16% against the JPY and closed at 80.13, as slowing global economy spurred investors demand for Yen as refuge. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President, Richard Fisher stated that the central … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD weakened 0.86% against the JPY, on Friday, and closed at 80.26. The greenback was under pressure on Friday after release of poor US employment data, raising concerns over the economic recovery. The … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD strengthened 0.04% against the JPY and closed at 80.96. In Japan, yesterday, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy board member, Seiji Nakamura, stated that Japan’s economic recovery is set to accelerate in … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD weakened 0.64% against the JPY and closed at 80.93, as weaker economic data in US, Europe and China raised concerns that the global economic recovery is slowing. Bank of Japan Governor, Masaaki … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD strengthened 0.73% against the JPY and closed at 81.45, after Moody’s Investors Service put Japan’s credit rating for review for a possible downgrade. In Japan, yesterday, the housing starts rose by 0.3% … Continue reading →

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD traded flat against the JPY and closed at 80.86. In Japan, this morning, the industrial production rose by 1% (M-o-M) in April, following a 15.5% decline in March. The unemployment rate, on … Continue reading →