[USD/JPY] Intervention Concerns
The USD/JPY exchange rate has been slowly testing higher levels. Yesterday in the Tokyo market, USD/JPY reached the 158 yen range but faced resistance as Japan’s long-term interest rates rose …
[XAU/USD] Trump’s Statement Sparks Inflation Concerns
Yesterday, during New York trading hours, the U.S. ADP Employment Report was released, showing weaker-than-expected results. This caused the U.S. dollar to weaken, leading to an increase in gold buying. …
[EUR/USD] Rise in U.S. Long-Term Interest Rates
Yesterday, the Eurozone HICP inflation rate remained at 2.7%, as expected, unchanged from the previous month. However, France’s CPI was weaker than expected, keeping speculation about further ECB rate cuts …
[USD/JPY] Yen Weakness and Comments Against a Strong Dollar
In the Tokyo market, the Nikkei index rose sharply, leading to yen weakness (yen depreciation) and pushing the USD/JPY from 157.50 to 158.41. Later, Japan’s Finance Minister Kato made comments …
[XAU/USD] Strong US Economic Data and Trump’s Statement
During the New York session yesterday, strong results were released for the U.S. JOLTs Job Openings and ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI. These reports were better than expected, causing U.S. long-term interest …
[CAD/JPY] Prime Minister Trudeau to Resign
In yesterday’s Tokyo market, news broke that Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau is likely to resign as party leader and prime minister this week. The Canadian dollar rose in response, as …
[USD/JPY] Range Market Continues
In the Tokyo market after the New Year, USD/JPY started with buying for exchange settlements, rising to 157.82. However, the Nikkei Stock Average fell sharply on the first trading day …
[XAU/USD] Rising Interest Rates Limit Gold’s Upside
U.S. long-term interest rates briefly fell due to concerns over tariffs under the Trump administration but later started rising again, leading to stronger selling of gold. Trump denied reports that …
[GBP/JPY] Expected Rate Cuts in Fiscal Year 2025
Last year, the GBP/JPY showed steady movement, starting around 184 yen, rising to the low 208 yen range, then dropping to around 180 yen before recovering to 200 yen. However, …
[USD/JPY] 158 Yen Range After Sideways Movement
On January 2, the first trading day of the year, the dollar strengthened against the yen, reaching 157.77 yen before falling back to 156.44 yen. In the New York market, …