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Yen Continues to Flirt with 100 Barrier

Despite the unrelenting sell-off of the Japanese Yen, market players are still finding that the 100.00 Yen price level for the USD/JPY pair is elusive. Continue reading

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Yen Continues to Flirt with 100 Barrier

Despite the unrelenting sell-off of the Japanese Yen, market players are still finding that the 100.00 Yen price level for the USD/JPY pair is elusive. Continue reading

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Fed Minutes Give Greenback a Boost

The U.S. Dollar held close to a multi-year peak versus the Japanese Yen following the release of the most recent minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee wherein the Fed indicated that there was the likelihood that the current open-ended asset purchases would be scaled back by year’s end. Continue reading

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Fed Minutes Give Greenback a Boost

The U.S. Dollar held close to a multi-year peak versus the Japanese Yen following the release of the most recent minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee wherein the Fed indicated that there was the likelihood that the current open-ended asset purchases would be scaled back by year’s end. Continue reading

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100.00 Yen Level Still Eluding Traders

The Japanese Yen held close to a multi-year low versus the greenback during Wednesday’s trading session though currency analysts expect that the Yen is likely to breach the 100.00 Yen barrier level in the near term given the new and aggressive direction that the Bank of Japan has promised to take. Continue reading

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Yen’s Broad Fall Seemingly Relentless

The Japanese Yen edged broadly lower as investors found little reasons to hold onto the currency with the knowledge that the Bank of Japan intends to aggressively tackle the country’s deflationary status. Continue reading

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Yen Falls as BOJ Prepares for Easing

With a new and seemingly determined composition of its policy setting board, analysts believe that the Bank of Japan is likely to begin purchasing longer-dated sovereign bonds immediately, which resulted in the currency’s swift and broad fall during the Asian trading session. Continue reading

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BOJ’s Aggressive Stance Surprises

The Japanese Yen fell hard and broadly on Thursday following the Bank of Japan’s announcement of new and aggressive easing measures which took market players by surprise by their extent. Continue reading

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Investors Wary of Policy Decisions

Two of the world’s major central banks are poised to announce their monetary policy decisions later today and investors are wary of the respective currencies’ movement in the moments which will follow the news. Continue reading

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Policy Meeting Outcomes Pressure Yen

The Japanese Yen edged lower against its main rival, the U.S. Dollar as investors await a monetary policy decision from the Bank of Japan which could result in the further weakening of the Japanese currency. Continue reading

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