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USD surges as Fed expected to prolong policy rates

The U.S. dollar-yen pair is trading around 155.30 in European markets on Wednesday, marking a third consecutive day of gains, due to the possibility of the Federal Reserve’s prolonging higher interest rates.

8th May 2024

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Yen gains on US dollar

The Japanese Yen is set to book one of its best weeks in history against the US Dollar, as a string of (un)confirmed interventions have pushed the USDJPY pair from roughly 160.00

3rd May 2024

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Yen falls on BoJ inaction, focus on US PCE inflation

The Japanese Yen remains under bearish pressure and was trading on Friday at its weakest level in over three decades against the US Dollar following the Bank of Japan’s decision to leave

26th April 2024

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Yen trades higher on risk-on sentiment, despite dovish ECB

The Japanese yen traded on a stronger note around 164.90 to the euro on Monday, as the JPY encounters challenges amid a resurgence in risk-on sentiment, with no notable geopolitical developments emerging

22nd April 2024

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Yen declines after weak US data, buyers take profits

The USDJPY pair was trading late Friday at 152.95, with a modest loss of 0.17%. Despite a drop in consumer confidence in the US, indicated by the University of Michigan’s (UoM) Consumer

12th April 2024

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Yen losing momentum, further downside looks favourable

The Yen was losing momentum near EURJPY 162.75 during European trading on Tuesday, amid growing speculation that the Bank of Japan might intervene in the foreign exchange market to support the Japanese

2nd April 2024

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Yen trades at multi-decade lows

The Japanese Yen continued to weaken against the US Dollar, with the USDJPY pair reaching its highest level since 1990, near 152.00 early Wednesday. Investors will keep a close eye in the

27th March 2024

Markets/World

Investors to pile back into Japanese stocks in 2024

Despite Japan falling into recession, 2024 will be the year investors “rediscover” and pile back into Japanese equities, with the main stock exchange topping a 35-year high, according to the CEO of

22nd February 2024

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Eurozone inflation eases further than expected

By Craig Erlam Inflation in the eurozone fell below 3% in October, with energy and food prices helping to push the headline number even lower than expected. While this is undoubtedly good

31st October 2023

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Markets bounce ahead of US NFP

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst at FXTM Asian shares staged a rebound on Thursday following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight as plunging oil prices and weak US jobs

5th October 2023

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