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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.
Walmart Posted Reasonably Sound Results, but Disappointed by Extremely Gloomy Guidance
Nov 17, 2023
Walmart shares fell 8% yesterday, on November 16, as the retailer warned consumers to continue tightening their bel...
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...
Walmart Financials: Stellar Quarter Performance and Guidance Overshadowed by Waning Market Sentiment
Aug 18, 2023
The largest U.S. retailer Walmart Inc. (WMT) raised adjusted earnings and revenue in Q2 of fiscal 2024 (ended July...
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...
Walmart: What Investors Didn’t Like in Retailers’ Generally Upbeat Quarterly Results?
Feb 22, 2023
The largest retailer in the world Walmart (WMT) yesterday published its annual financial results along with some ot...
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...
U.S. Retailer Stocks in Focus Offering Upcoming Holiday Sales’ Shopping Activity
Nov 16, 2022
Target (TGT) is due to announce its Q3 financial results on Wednesday, November 16, before the market opens.
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...
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