[USD/JPY] Range Market Continues
Last week, before the U.S. central bank meeting, the dollar was sold. But the meeting statement and outlook for interest rates were stronger than expected, so the dollar became stronger …
[USD/JPY] Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and Bank of Japan Meeting
At the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the U.S. showed a more careful view about cutting interest rates than expected. This pushed the dollar up. After falling to the …
[USD/JPY] Bank of Japan (BOJ) Meeting After the FOMC
On the previous day, the US dollar weakened against the yen, but yesterday traders waited for the FOMC meeting.As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to cut interest …
[USD/JPY] Breaks Below Cloud Support
After the long holiday, in the Tokyo market, the dollar-yen rose to 147.53 but then started to fall.Because more Trump-supported members are joining the Fed, people think bigger rate cuts …
[USD/JPY] Stuck Before Japan–US Policy Meetings
At the start of the week, Tokyo markets were closed for Respect for the Aged Day. The dollar weakened first, and USD/JPY fell from 147.75 to 147.35. Later, with thin …
[USD/JPY] Will It Break Out of the Range?
Last week, the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen first rose because of the resignation of Prime Minister Kishida, which led to yen selling. However, expectations of U.S. interest rate …
[USD/JPY] Buying Fades, Price Falls Again
During Tokyo trading, news that Ms. Takaichi may run in the LDP leadership race led to yen selling, and together with dollar short-covering before the CPI release, USD/JPY rose to …
[USD/JPY] Weak Yen and Weak Dollar
On Sunday, Prime Minister Ishiba suddenly announced his resignation. This surprise news led to selling of the yen, and the dollar/yen rose more than 1 yen from last week’s close …
[USD/JPY] Into the Blackout Period
At the end of last week, the U.S. August jobs report showed weak results. Because of this, USD/JPY fell from the 148.00 range to the 146.00 range. Markets are now …
[USD/JPY] After Filling the Price Gap, Moves Again
Yesterday, weak results from the August private jobs report and new jobless claims caused the dollar to fall, but it was quickly bought back. Before today’s U.S. jobs report, some …