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Last week, the Japanese yen (JYN) succumbed to the US dollar’s strength. The Japanese yen (FXY) closed the week at 110.67.

The Japanese yen returned to weakness against the US dollar as political uncertainty in the euro area fell at the end of the week that ended on June 1.

Last week, the Japanese yen (JYN) managed its first weekly gain against the US dollar in nine weeks.

Last week, the Japanese yen depreciated against the US dollar for the eighth consecutive week as the dollar continued its upward surge.

Last week, the Japanese yen (JYN) depreciated against the US dollar for a seventh consecutive week, despite US dollar weakness.

Last week, the Japanese yen (JYN) depreciated against the US dollar for a sixth consecutive week as the US dollar continued to rally.

The Japanese yen (JYN) depreciated against the US dollar for a fifth consecutive week, as the US dollar continued to rally on the back of higher bond yields and the prospect of a faster rate hike pace from the US Fed.

In the absence of any risk-off events, the Japanese yen will likely depreciate against the US dollar this week.

The Japanese yen (JYN), a safe haven asset, has failed to appreciate despite an increase in uncertainty in recent weeks.

On Tuesday, March 20, speculators on the Japanese yen had a net short position of 21,999 contracts compared to 79,539 short contracts in the previous week.

The Japanese yen (JYN) managed to claw back its losses after a scare about a second round of tariffs hit the global financial markets last week.

For the week ended March 9, the Japanese yen (FXY) closed at 106.80 compared to the US dollar (UUP), an appreciation of 0.99%.

The Japanese yen (JYN) regained its strength against the US dollar. Risk aversion led to increased demand for the safe-haven currency.

The Japanese yen (JYN) gave up some of its gains in the previous week as the US dollar appreciated on the back of increased odds of US rate hikes in the near future.

The Japanese yen (JYN) managed to hold on to its gains from the past two weeks despite the increase in risk appetite.

Japanese yen sees a huge surge in demand The Japanese yen (JYN), along with the US dollar, saw a sharp increase in demand as risk aversion gripped global markets. The yen is considered a safe haven in times of market sell-offs because of its current account surplus. In the week ended February 9, the yen (FXY) closed […]

The Japanese yen (JYN) retracted against the US dollar last week as US dollar bulls tried to take control.

The Japanese yen (JYN) registered its second consecutive weekly gain against the US dollar.

During the week ended January 12, the yen (FXY) closed at 111.04 against the US dollar (UUP), compared to 113.08 in the week ended January 5, appreciating by 1.8%.

The Japanese yen (JYN) is the only currency that is unable to capture the weakness in the US dollar (UUP).

For the week ended December 15, the Japanese yen (FXY) closed at 112.58 against the US dollar (UUP), appreciating by 0.79%.

Last week, the Japanese yen gained for the third consecutive week against the US dollar.

The Japanese yen (JYN) continued depreciating against the majors as political stability guaranteed the continuation of Abenomics.

At its October policy meeting, the Bank of Japan left its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged. The decision was made by an 8-1 majority vote.

The Japanese yen (JYN) continued to depreciate after the election results were announced last week.

The Japanese yen (JYN) managed to close higher against the US dollar after posting four consecutive weekly losses.

The Japanese yen (JYN) depreciated for the fourth week in a row last week.

The Bank of Japan left its policy unchanged at its September meeting. By an 8–1 majority vote, the policy board decided to leave its policy and its QQE with a yield curve control unchanged.

The Japanese yen (JYN) continued to depreciate against the US dollar last week.

The Japanese yen gained ground against the US dollar last week, closing at 107.8 against the US dollar, which appreciated 0.56%.

The surprise turnaround in the US dollar after the August jobs report on Friday, September 1, 2017, saw the Japanese yen (JYN) lose its gains from August.

For the week ending August 25, the Japanese yen (FXY) closed at 109.36—compared to the US dollar (UUP). Last week, the yen fell 0.16%.

The Japanese yen (JYN) continued to be in demand despite the drop in geopolitical risks arising out of the US-North Korea tensions.

The Japanese yen (JYN) was back in demand as geopolitical tensions took center stage last week.

The Japanese yen closed the week ended August 4 at 110.69 against the US dollar compared to 110.67 for the week ended July 28.

Another week of appreciation The Japanese yen (JYN) had another positive week, posting gains of 1.3% and closing at 111.12 against the US dollar (UUP). The previous week’s close for the currency pair was 112.53. This strength was primarily driven by the US dollar, rather than positive news from the Japanese economy. Most of the […]

According to the statement it released at the end of its two-day meeting on July 20, 2017, the Bank of Japan has left its monetary policy unchanged.

The Japanese yen (JYN) had a sharp turnaround against the US dollar (USDU) last week.

The Japanese yen continued its negative trend in the holiday-shortened week ended July 7, 2017. The USD-JPY currency pair closed the week at 114.00.

Haruhiko Kuroda gave a new theme to Japan’s monetary policy in a September 21, 2016, meeting, focusing on yield curve and monetary accommodation.

The NHI revises drug prices every two years. During fiscal 2016, a 6.8% reduction in drug prices is expected.