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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...
The Healthcare Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF: Sector’s Revenue is on the Rise Again, so XLV May Be at its Inflection Point
Dec 26, 2023
The Healthcare Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLV) has historically outperformed the S&P 500 Index and has been less...
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...
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Reported Record Q2 Sales and Profit, Beating Expectations
Jul 14, 2023
Delta is the first of the U.S. airlines to post its semiannual results, and its report sets an upbeat tone for the...
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...
Philadelphia Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing Activities Keep Grossly Disappointing
Mar 22, 2023
Philly Fed Manufacturing Activity Index (I:PFMAI) is based on the monthly Business Outlook Survey of manufacturers...
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...
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.
OPEC+ To Cut Production By Two Million Barrels a Day
Oct 06, 2022
OPEC+ announced a much larger-than-expected production cut. The recommendation from the panel of OPEC+ ministers fo...
What’s Ahead for Nike after its Earnings Report on September 29?
Sep 27, 2022
Nike (NKE) as a component of Dow Jones will be highly in focus when it reports its Q1 '23 financial year earnings N...
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