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Japanese Yen Weakens Whilst Pound Climbs

April 18, 2012 3:51 pm by Elliot

The Japanese Yen fell against most of its Major Currency counterparts for the second-day in a row. The Yen weakened after the Bank of Japan mentioned that more stimulus may be required despite the fact that it seems global economic ...

Yen Slides Against Majors Whilst Canadian Dollar Climbs

April 17, 2012 6:09 pm by Elliot

Tuesday's trading saw the Japanese Yen decline versus most of its Major currency counterparts including the Euro and the U.S Dollar. The fall in the Yen was due to a report out of Germany indicating a rise in investor confidence ...

JPY Makes Biggest Gains Of The Majors

April 11, 2012 1:33 am by Elliot

Tuesday's trading saw big moves for the Japanese currency as it appreciated more than any other Major counterpart.

Yen Makes Gains Versus U.S Dollar

April 10, 2012 11:10 am by Elliot

The Japanese Yen made gains over the greenback early Tuesday as the Bank of Japan decided to keep its rate on hold between zero to 0.1% and withstood to mention anything regarding further policy easing.

US Unemployment Claims may Boost Dollar

February 8, 2012 4:17 pm by Dan Eduard

The US dollar spent much of the day today range trading against most of its main currency rivals, including the euro, British pound and Swiss franc. Traders were hesitant to bet against the greenback ahead of possible news on ...

USD/JPY Continues to Make Gains

February 7, 2012 3:55 pm by Dan Eduard

The US dollar extended its recent bullish run on the Japanese yen today, with the pair reaching as high as 76.85 before staging a slight reversal. In addition to a positive US jobs report from last week, the pair’s ...

Dollar Remains Bullish to Start off Week

February 6, 2012 7:06 pm by Dan Eduard

The US dollar was able to extend the boost it received late last week during trading today, as negative euro-zone news fueled risk aversion and sent investors to the safe-haven greenback. Greece’s inability to reach a debt-swap agreement with ...

USD Turns Bullish Following EU News

January 25, 2012 4:43 pm by Dan Eduard

The US dollar had a particularly strong day today following negative news out of both Japan and the euro-zone. News that Japan has logged in a trade deficit for the first time since 1980 caused the USD/JPY pair to ...

EUR Sees Mild Gains in Overnight Trading

January 17, 2012 9:28 am by Dan Eduard

The EUR saw mild bullish movement during the overnight session, as a better than expected Chinese GDP figure boosted appeal for riskier assets. While the currency is still overwhelmingly down against its main rivals, the Chinese data provided it ...

Japanese Unemployment Falls 0.2% in October

October 28, 2011 3:17 pm by Greg Holden

A surprise indicator from the Japanese economy this morning revealed an employment sector growing modestly through the autumn months. Expectations were for a worsening of the unemployment situation in Japan due to the decline in manufacturing and industrial production lately.