Yearly Archives: 2012

The Japanese Yen continues to fall in the wake of this month’s election of a new government which is intent on ensuring that the Japanese economy recovers more quickly than it has done in the past. Continue reading →

Risk aversion was the name of the game as the U.S. Congressional Republicans failed to support their Speaker of the House John Boehner’s plan to resolve the impending fiscal cliff. Continue reading →

The Japanese Yen held onto earlier gains in the moments after the Bank of Japan made good on the widely expected move to increase stimulus, this time by hiking asset purchases an additional ¥10 trillion. Continue reading →

The Japanese Yen was broadly lower during the Asian trading session, striking a 16-month trough versus the common currency Euro and a 7½-month low against the greenback, as investors consider what tomorrow’s conclusion of the Bank of Japan’s policy meeting might hold. Continue reading →

After taking a swift hard drop on the first business day after the new Japanese government was elected, the Japanese Yen steadied finally on Tuesday. Continue reading →