USD/JPY: Japan’s manufacturing sector growth eased less than initially estimated in June

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.45% against the JPY and closed at 112.50 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 112.41, with the USD trading 0.08% lower … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan’s jobless rate surprisingly advanced to its highest level since December 2016 in May

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.32% against the JPY and closed at 112.00. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 111.83, with the USD trading 0.15% lower against the … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan’s retail trade sharply declined in May

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.13% against the JPY and closed at 112.36. On the macro front, Japan’s small business confidence index rose to a level of 49.2 in June, at par with … Continue reading

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

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.3% against the JPY and closed at 112.21. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 112.10, with the USD trading 0.1% lower against the … Continue reading

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

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.5% against the JPY and closed at 111.87. In economic news, Japan’s final leading economic index fell to a level of 104.2 in April, following a revised level … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Bank of Japan (BoJ) must communicate clearly on policy thinking: BoJ summary of opinions

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly declined against the JPY and closed at 111.26 on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 111.29, with the USD trading a tad … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan’s manufacturing sector growth slowest since November 2016 in June

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.16% against the JPY and closed at 111.30. Yesterday, the Japanese Government raised its assessment of the economy for the first time in six months, noting that the … Continue reading

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

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly declined against the JPY and closed at 111.33. On the data front, Japan’s final machine tool orders climbed 24.5% YoY in May, compared to a gain of 24.4% … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: BoJ Minutes – Members comfortable with fluctuations in government debt purchases

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.25% against the JPY and closed at 111.35. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 111.29, with the USD trading marginally lower against the … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese Yen trading a tad lower this morning

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.61% against the JPY and closed at 111.63. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 111.66, with the USD trading slightly higher against the … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japanese adjusted merchandise trade surplus unexpectedly narrowed in May

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD slightly declined against the JPY and closed at 110.83 on Friday. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, stated that inflation is still far from reaching the BoJ’s … Continue reading

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