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Gas prices rose in the Netherlands and Britain on Monday morning, October 30, driven by news that Egyptian gas imports would stop, which will consequently affect its exports of liquefied natural gas. Cold weather and unscheduled outages in Norway also supported prices. The Dutch November benchmark natural gas contract rose …

The Japanese Yen continues to struggle against the USD, with the pair coiling below the key level of 150 and threatening a breakout higher. Dovish remarks from BoJ Governor Ueda have pushed the pair higher, and intervention from Japanese authorities is likely as key price/yield levels are now close to …

The American dollar is gaining ground against the Yen. As the Bank of Japan maintains rates and sticks with its accommodative monetary policy while raising concerns about the durability of increasing inflation, the USD/JPY pair is showing a gain of 0.38%. The US dollar is supported by rising US Treasury …

On Thursday, the USD/JPY pair dropped over 0.30% in the direction of 147.20 on rising anticipation that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will act to halt the JPY’s collapse. Although the USD is stabilizing, the Federal Reserve’s hawkish wagers have limited the dollar’s potential loss. The pair is roughly trading …

The USD/JPY pair has been higher for three weeks, with the Japanese government taking measures to defend the Japanese currency. The central bank signaled a wider tolerance limit for the benchmark 10-year Japanese Government Bonds from 0.5% to 1.0%, fueling the JGB yields to the highest level since 2014. The …

Late in the North American session, US crude oil rises 0.50% as it ignores concerns about the global economy. In response to concerns about an imminent recession and political unrest in Russia, WTI, the US crude oil benchmark, recovers after two days of losses and increases by more than 0.50%. …

The Bank of Japan’s decision about Friday’s Asian session will be the week’s final major event. The University of Michigan will publish its Consumer Sentiment survey in the US later in the day. Market players will continue to analyse the decisions made at the most recent central bank meetings on …

The US dollar has been higher with gains ahead of Wall Street’s opening, advancing at the end of the trading day as US indexes plunged ahead of the close though Dow surged earlier on robust earnings including Disney and PepsiCo.The dollar benefited from higher government bond yields but also from …

The dollar rallied on Monday, and seems to ignore the suspected Japanese intervention. The American currency, instead, is sending China’s offshore yuan to record lows, while the British pound hesitated as Britain’s Conservative party raced to choose its third leader this year, eventually Rishi Sunak won both leadership of the …

A spokesperson for the US Treasury said on Thursday that they acknowledge the Bank of Japan’s intervention in the foreign exchange market.“The Bank of Japan today intervened in the foreign exchange market. We understand Japan’s action, which it states aims to reduce recent heightened volatility of the yen,” the spokesperson …