The yen fell on Friday as the Bank of Japan stuck to its accommodative policy. At the same time, the dollar attempted to recover from losses at the weekend on expectations that the Federal Reserve would signal a slowdown in interest rate hikes. The dollar was last up 0.8 percent …
Read More »BoJ Preview: Forecasts from nine major banks
The Bank of Japan will announce its monetary policy decision on Friday, October 28 at 03:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, nine major banks have released their expactations on the looming decisionJapanese main interest rate will likely be left at -0.1%, despite inflation standing at …
Read More »Markets’ Weekly Recap, October 17-21
Japan’s government and central bank intervened in the currency market early Saturday to support the retreating yen, triggering a dramatic rebound against the dollar after the Japanese currency had reached a fresh 32-year low of nearly 152 against the dollar.Finance Ministry Vice Minister Masato Kanda told reporters he would not …
Read More »USD/JPY highest since June 1990s
The Japanese yen has hit a new 32-year low. One major question among investors and traders now is: Will the BoJ intervene again this week?The yen has declined nearly 30% against the dollar this year already as the divergence between the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance and the Bank of …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 22/09/22
Recession seems inevitable as stubbornly high inflation plus the escalation of the war forced policymakers’ hands. Stocks fell, while US government bond yields soared to fresh multi-year highs.Major central banks announced monetary policy decisions following the US Fed’s meeting for September with the Bank of Japan firstly, on Thursday, deciding …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 21/09/2022
The dollar solidified its gains after the Fed triggered volatility and sour market sentiment across the board. As anticipated, the US central bank hiked the benchmark rate by 75 bps to 3.25%, while policymakers maintained their determination to bring inflation down to the 2% target. US Treasury yields soared. The …
Read More »Yen Faces Worst Week In Two Decades
The Japanese currency has enjoyed a long safe haven and safe investment status in a financial world with plenty of uncurtaining, but as the yen fell to its lowest level against the US dollar in more than two decades this week, analysts have speculated that its safe haven status may …
Read More »Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged
The Bank of Japan raised its inflation forecast but kept interest rates unchanged at -0.1% and warned of risks to the economy, cementing its position as an outsider in the global central bank’s tightening wave. The decision came hours before the European Central Bank, which will consider a larger-than-expected 50 …
Read More »Big yen short in doubt as Tokyo piles in
A significant split seems to be forming between a growing number of bearish yen watchers in Tokyo and their more positive foreign counterparts.Those in Japan suggest there’s still plenty of time to pile on shorts after the Yen’s falling to a 24-year low. According to analysts from Sydney to Geneva …
Read More »Bank of Japan Preview
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will announce its monetary policy decision on Thursday, July 21 at 03:00 GMT. The central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged as the policymakers are committed to keeping a dovish tone to revive the overall demand in the economy. The BoJ is focused …
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