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Japanese Yen Seems Unemotional after Fed’s Hints at Monetary Policy Turnaround, as BoJ Keeps Slightly Negative Interest Rate in Place
Jan 24, 2024
The Japanese yen consolidated as the Bank of Japan issued a restrictive statement that it is expected to withdraw i...
Transitory Dollar Weakness Temporarily Pushed Yen and Other Asian/Pacific Currencies Higher
Dec 07, 2023
The USD/JPY pair experienced a significant correction of around 1.5% lately.
Spectacular Sight of the Falling Yen May Be Interrupted by BoJ’s Interventions – First since October
Sep 27, 2023
The widening interest rate differential between the U.S. and Japan has pushed the yen lower since the Federal Reser...
Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar Diverge on Respective Central Bank Policies and Outlooks
May 02, 2023
The Japanese yen continued its sharp downward slide on Tuesday, May 2, hitting its 15-year low against the euro, as...
U.S. Dollar vs Japanese Yen: If “Ifs” and “Buts” Were Candies and Nuts, We’d All Have Merry Christmas
Apr 10, 2023
Selling the dollar for the yen was the main trade idea at Morgan Stanley as of end-March as investors await confirm...
Activision Blizzard Q4 Bookings Up 43 Percent, Call Of Duty Posted Good Performance, but Microsoft Deal Update Drags
Feb 07, 2023
Video game giant Activision Blizzard (ATVI) yesterday released its Q4 and FY financial results after the market clo...
Japanese Yen: Year in Review and General Outlook
Dec 29, 2022
USD/JPY rose 0.3% to 133.72, as of this writing, bouncing back after dropping as low as 130.58 just over a week ago...
Acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Makes All Sense and Enhanced Urgency
Nov 24, 2022
Shares in video game developer Activision Blizzard (ATVI) are expected to rise over the coming months ahead of its...
Yen Remains Near September Intervention Levels
Oct 10, 2022
Bank of Japan, BoJ, will not intervene as long as the USDJPY rate is below 145.
JPYUSD: BoJ Finally Losing Patience and Threatening Currency Intervention
Sep 15, 2022
The Japanese yen rose 1% against the dollar on Wednesday September 14 after the Bank of Japan conducted a rate chec...
Only Weakness of Japanese Yen Poses No Immediate Threat in Joint Fall of All Major Currencies against USD
Sep 07, 2022
The U.S. dollar took a breather on Tuesday, September 6, after yet one more episode of its 2022 meteoric rally but...
World Markets Fret Again by Bad Inflation Data Worldwide as Jackson Hole Summit Approaching
Aug 23, 2022
U.S. equities indices posted their worst single-day plunge in two months on renewed concerns, spurred by the recent...