Category: USD/JPY – US Dollar / Japanese Yen

Before Chairman Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole, investors bought back yen-related currencies in the European and U.S. markets, and the dollar-yen also went up. During New York trading hours, after …

Yesterday, Japan’s July trade balance showed a bigger deficit than expected, and the dollar rose to 147.81 yen. But when the Nikkei stock index fell sharply, investors bought the yen …

During Tokyo trading, the dollar-yen (USD/JPY) briefly went up to 148.11 after news that S&P kept the U.S. credit rating unchanged, but it quickly fell back. When the Nikkei stock …

Although the U.S.–Russia leaders’ meeting did not end with a ceasefire, there are signs of movement toward ending the Ukraine war, so geopolitical risk is calm for now. In the …

Last week, USD/JPY first moved up, but later fell after the U.S. CPI was weaker than expected and Bessent, a U.S. official, said a 0.5% rate cut is needed. He …

Yesterday, comments from Bessent, saying “Japan needs to control its inflation problem,” led to yen buying in the Tokyo market.The Nikkei stock index also fell, and this “risk-off” mood pushed …

Federal Reserve official Bessent said he told Bank of Japan Governor Ueda that “Japan needs to control its inflation problem.”He also said, “At the September meeting, we should make a …

In the Tokyo market, a rise in stock prices increased risk appetite, pushing the dollar/yen up to around 148.50. Later in New York, the U.S. CPI (Consumer Price Index) came …

Last week, the dollar–yen dropped to 146.62 after falling sharply following the previous week’s jobs report. After that, it tried to recover some losses but could not reach 148 yen, …

After last week’s U.S. jobs report, the dollar–yen rate fell by more than 4 yen.This week, there has been almost no buying back of the dollar. This means the earlier …