[USD/JPY] After U.S. and Japan Monetary Policy Decisions
As expected, the FOMC decided to keep interest rates the same. The statement removed comments about inflation improving, which made the U.S. dollar go up.Chairman Powell said there is no …
[USD/JPY] Powell’s Speech
After the next Treasury Secretary, Bessen, mentioned a plan to raise tariffs by 2.5% in stages, the US dollar recovered from the “Deep Seek” shock and became stronger. The USD/JPY …
[USD/JPY] Trump Tariffs
The Japanese yen strengthened in Tokyo on Monday as risk-averse investors reacted to President Trump’s threat of a 25% tariff on Colombia, causing the USD/JPY to drop to 155.30. However, …
[USD/JPY] Monetary Policies in the US and Japan and Trump’s Comments
At last week’s Bank of Japan meeting, the policy interest rate was raised by 0.25%, as expected. Before this announcement, President Trump said he wanted to avoid tariffs on China, …
[USD/JPY] Bank of Japan (BOJ) 0.25% Rate Hike Expected
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to raise its policy interest rate by 0.25% at today’s meeting, but this has already been priced in by the market, so it …
[USD/JPY] Buying Ahead of the Meeting
Yesterday during Tokyo trading hours, President Trump mentioned a possible 10% tariff on China and targeting the EU for tariffs, which caused the euro to weaken and strengthened the US …
[USD/JPY] Dollar Rises on Tariff News
President Trump decided not to apply tariffs on the first day, but during Tokyo trading hours, news reported that he is considering a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico. This …
[USD/JPY] Tariffs Temporarily Delayed
On the day Trump’s new administration started, tariffs were temporarily delayed, easing concerns about rising inflation. In the Tokyo market, the USD/JPY reached a high of 156.58 yen but then …
[USD/JPY] Bank of Japan (BOJ) Rate Hike Expectations
Last week, the USD/JPY fell from the low 158 yen range to below 155 yen, dropping over 3 yen. This was due to strong comments from the Bank of Japan …
[USD/JPY] Rising Chance of Bank of Japan Rate Hike
Following the speech by Governor Ueda the day before, reports yesterday suggested that the Bank of Japan might raise interest rates in next week’s meeting. This caused the yen to …