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The Japanese Yen edged off of a recently struck 5-year trough against the U.S. Dollar and the common currency Euro as softness in Japanese equities gave traders a good reason to buy the safe haven currency. Continue reading →

The U.S. Dollar got a lift from unexpectedly upbeat economic news from the U.S. which reinforced investors’ expectations that the Fed will continue to whittle away its stimulus program. Continue reading →

The U.S. Dollar got a lift from unexpectedly upbeat economic news from the U.S. which reinforced investors’ expectations that the Fed will continue to whittle away its stimulus program. Continue reading →

The U.S. Dollar stayed close to a 5-year peak against its Japanese counterpart as investors turn their focus on soon to be released economic data which either will or won’t support the Fed’s decision to reduce its bond purchasing program over the course of this year. Continue reading →

The U.S. Dollar stayed close to a 5-year peak against its Japanese counterpart as investors turn their focus on soon to be released economic data which either will or won’t support the Fed’s decision to reduce its bond purchasing program over the course of this year. Continue reading →

Wall Street ended 2013 on a record high Tuesday, with both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting annual jumps not seen since the 1990s. Continue reading →

Wall Street ended 2013 on a record high Tuesday, with both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting annual jumps not seen since the 1990s. Continue reading →

The U.S. Dollar held close to a 5-year peak against the Yen during Asian trade and is poised to record the largest annual percentile gain against it in more than three decades, with the U.S. Dollar exploding by 20.9% this year. Continue reading →

The U.S. Dollar held close to a 5-year peak against the Yen during Asian trade and is poised to record the largest annual percentile gain against it in more than three decades, with the U.S. Dollar exploding by 20.9% this year. Continue reading →

The Japanese Yen continued to wither in strength, dropping to a fresh 5-year trough versus the U.S. Dollar during Monday’s Asian trading session, with total losses for the year now reaching more than 17%, suggesting that the combined efforts of the Japanese government’s monetary and fiscal policies have been successful at least in terms of the Yen’s depreciation. Continue reading →