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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.
Russian Ruble Forecasted to Stay Strong, Supported by Exporters’ Revenue Repatriation and Stabilization of Crude Prices
Nov 13, 2023
The Russian ruble further strengthened against both USD and EUR on Monday, November 13, with USDRUB pair dropping t...
HAMAS-Israeli War Oil Impact: ‘There is Definitely Going to Be a Fear Trade Put in Place’
Oct 09, 2023
Markets are braced for a continuous ascension of oil prices after Hamas launched a deadly terrorist attack on Israe...
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...
Oil Prices Accumulated Critical Count of Bullish Factors, so The Question isn’t If but When
Aug 15, 2023
Brent prices have now registered seven consecutive weeks of gains as tighter fundamentals continue to lay a stronge...
Biggest Oil ETF Survived Record Cash Withdrawal as Brent Tops $85
Aug 01, 2023
According to Bloomberg, oil exchange-traded funds posted their largest week of outflows for more than a year, led b...
With Oil Prices Being Cool So Far on Quota Reductions, OPEC+ Producers Weigh More Production Cuts
Jun 05, 2023
Oil prices have finally tilted towards a more consecutive growth after Sunday’s OPEC+ decision: currently frontal m...
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...
Crude Oil Again Dived Disregarding Recent OPEC+ Efforts
May 01, 2023
U.S. WTI crude oil is shedding another 0.7% today to settle at $75.11/bbl, while Brent crude oil is slipping toward...
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...
OPEC+ Showed Accord to Push Oil Back towards USD100 Mark
Apr 03, 2023
As many investors and traders know by now, OPEC+ announced “unexpected” production cuts of more than 1 million barr...
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