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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...
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...
Market Euphoria Empowers Fed to Keep Tightening, even Though NY Fed Recession Probability Index Flashing Red
Jul 27, 2023
As was expected, yesterday, on July 26, The U.S. Fed’s Open Market Committee, FOMC, decided unanimously to increase...
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...
The U.S. Dollar Fell Sharply after the Fed Meeting on Wednesday
Mar 23, 2023
EUR/USD has gained more than 100 pps at its peak and hit a monthly high above 1.0900. U.S. Treasuries rose after th...
Aussie Demonstrated Rare Breakout on Ambiguous News, but So Far Stays There
Jan 05, 2023
The Australian Dollar soared on Wednesday, January 4, making it one of the best-performing developed currencies.
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...
DXY Dollar Index Rebounded to 104.40 Reflecting Worries over State of Global Economy by 2013 Yearend if Fed Keeps Hiking
Dec 15, 2022
The U.S. dollar, quite unexpectedly and contrary to the main market’s storyline, violently rebounded overnight.
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.
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