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JPY Tumbles on Waning Safe-Haven Status
The Japanese Yen tumbled on Monday, as the Japanese and global equities recorded significant gains. Investors also lost confidence in the JPY yesterday, as Japan released figures showing that unemployment is at a 5-year high of 5.2%. Japan's government fears it will hit 6% by mid-2010. Much of the JPY's weakness is due to
traders dropping the safe-haven JPY for more risky assets. As of late, this seems to be equities and commodities.
The Yen slid for a second day against the USD by about 50 pips to 95.92. The EUR/JPY cross slipped to135.38 from 133.90. Against the GBP, the Yen slipped 235
pips to 159.63. The Yen's volatile movement is set to continue in today's trading. Later today, this will be even more so with the release of the important Japanese Tankan Manufacturing Index and Tankan Non-Manufacturing Index at 23:50 GMT.
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Print| # | Time | $€£¥ | Event | Per. | Prev. | Fore. | Act. | Imp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/30 | ||||||||
| 02:30 | JPY |  Average Cash Earnings | y/y | -2.7% | -3.0% | -2.9% |  | |
| 06:00 | JPY | Housing Starts | y/y | -32.4% | -27.7% | -30.8% | | |
| 00:50 | JPY | Tankan Manufacturing Index | -58 | -43 | -48 |  | ||
| 00:50 | JPY | Tankan Non-Manufacturing Index | -31 | -26 | -29 |  | ||
