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JPY Tumbles on Japanese Banking Plan

The JPY tumbled on Tuesday against most of its main currency counterparts on renewed plans for a Japanese banking stimulus and U.S. housing data. Firstly, U.S. housing data showed better-than-expected results. This led to a drop in demand for safe-haven currencies, such as the JPY and USD. Additionally, forex traders are dissuaded on putting big sums of money in the Japanese currency as Japan's economy is scheduled to shrink by 13.1% this quarter. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) concludes their 2 day meeting later today, and it is expected that they are going to unveil an aggressive plan to tackle the Japanese recession. This is in coordination with Japan's government, which is scheduled to push through the 3rd stimulus through Japan's parliament of over $2 billion for Japan's banks.

The leaks from the BoJ yesterday that it will continue lending large amounts of money to banks led to a rally in Japan's stock market. This was also spurred by the stock market rally on Wall Street. These events led to a higher risk appetite in Japan, and therefore a bearish Yen. The Yen closed down 14 pips against the USD at 98.44. This is significant, considering both currencies are safe-haven and usually show little volatility when trading against each other. The JPY rose against the Pound, as traders preferred the Japanese currency over the unstable British economy. However, against the EUR, the JPY closed down about 60 pips at 128.44. Today, Traders are advised to make their trading decisions in regards to the Yen on the conclusion of the BOJ Press Conference.

Current Time: 05/26 22:24 GMT

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#	Time	$€£¥	Event	Per.	Prev.	Fore.	Act.	Imp.
03/18
	03:27	JPY	Monetary Policy Statement		*	*	*
	03:27	JPY	Overnight Call Rate		0.10%	0.10%	0.10%
	07:24	JPY	BoJ Press Conference		*	*	*
	23:50	JPY	All Industries Activity		-2.7%	-2.0%	-