JPY Trading Outlook Archive

The Japanese Yen (JPY) the USD/JPY is benefitting from strength in the USD and ongoing expectations that the Japanese will continue with easy monetary policy. The Yen crosses are suffering however from the weakness in the majors with AUD/JPY and GBP/JPY especially weak. The BOJ… Read more

The Japanese Yen (JPY) the market responded aggressively to the Bernanke endorsement of the Japanese monetary losing plans and we have USD/JPY and the Yen crosses all break above resistance and threaten to resume there longer term uptrends. EUR/JPY is back above Y121 and broke… Read more

The Japanese Yen (JPY) USD/JPY bounced hard above Y92.50 in Asia after the sharp selloff to Y91 but we found ourselves under pressure in New York once again with USD/JPY falling once again but this time only to Y91.20 where solid bids help the major… Read more

The Japanese Yen (JPY) USD/JPY was caught up in the EUR/JPY storm and suffered a dramatic move in the thin trading hours between the close of New York and the start of the Asian session. The Japanese emerged with the usual rhetoric about keeping volatility… Read more

The Japanese Yen (JPY) USD/JPY has been surging in the Asian session on the announcement of the BOJ Chief selections including Ultradove “radical’ Iwata as the Deputy. The Yen crosses all piggy backed on the USD/JPY move but we have seen substantial profit taking so… Read more

The Japanese Yen (JPY) USD/JPY came under pressure from the liquidation of Yen crosses especially the EUR/JPY which broke key support at Y123 and dragged most pairs lower. The market is terming the recent rally “the reflation trade” and when the US FOMC Minutes hinted… Read more

The Japanese Yen (JPY) The USD/JPY came under pressure after shooting higher on the FOMC minutes with EUR/JPY dragging the major lower. The whole Yen complex may strengthen as a traditional safe haven is stocks correct as possible from the large falls in US stocks… Read more

The Japanese Yen (JPY) The USD/JPY was once again in focus in the Asian session with PM Abe right off the bat post G20 coming out swinging regarding the easy monetary policy and the political willingness to achieve a 2% inflation target. He threatens to… Read more

The Japanese Yen (JPY) The USD/JPY was the main currency in play with traders cautious of a G20 statement that highlighted the recent aggressive monetary policy and Yen weakness. USD/JPY fell to Y92 and EUR/JPY to Y123 before a leaked G20 draft statement was quiet… Read more

The Japanese Yen (JPY) was in the headlines with a BOJ meeting where the outgoing Governor Shirakawa made the case for the recent monetary expansion to get the Japanese economy out of recession. The Market was stable until the European GDP shocks sent the EUR/JPY… Read more