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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...
Today is the Day: SEC Website Publishes Bitcoin spot ETF Application Documents; BTC Breaks through $47,000
Jan 09, 2024
Bloomberg reported that the updated 19b-4 filing for the Bitcoin spot ETF applicant was gradually released on the S...
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.
BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF now Listed on Nasdaq Trade Clearing System
Oct 24, 2023
Investment giant BlackRock’s (BLK) unveiled its iShares spot Bitcoin ETF has been already included into Depository...
Bitcoin, Ethereum And XRP Price ETF Game-Changer: ‘Approval Is Inevitable’
Oct 06, 2023
SEC insider primes crypto market for $15 Trillion Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) spot ETF game-chan...
ETF Yield Enhancers Employing The Covered Call Strategy are Increasing Their Exposure to Retail Investors
Sep 29, 2023
The actively managed BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Income ETF (ticker: BALI), which began trading Thursday
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...
BlackRock Energy & Resources Trust – a Nice Play with an Ongoing Oil Price Renaissance
Aug 14, 2023
Oil prices keep advancing for seven straight weeks, and it's becoming increasingly clear that this current rally is...
Bitcoin Continues to Accumulate Ever Larger Wallet Positions – a Distinctly Bullish Signal to Investors!
Jul 11, 2023
The preparations for the launch of Bitcoin-ETFs by BlackRock and Fidelity, as well as the increased buying of Bitco...
BlackRock Launches Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund – Yet to be Approved by SEC
Jun 16, 2023
According to Reuters, BlackRock (BLK), the world's biggest asset manager, on Thursday filed for a Bitcoin exchange-...
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...
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