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Strong Yen under Downward Pressure
The strong Yen has recently come under a lot of pressure lately, as the Japanese economy gets hit by deflation. For example, the Core Inflation tumbled by nearly 2.5% in September. This is the largest drop in the past decade. This comes as we have seen the JPY rise significantly vs. the GBP, USD and EUR since the start of the financial crisis. Due to the deflation problem, the new Democrats party has u-turned on Japan's policy of upholding a strong Yen.
The news seemed to put some downward pressure on the Japanese currency. The USD/JPY cross rose by about 20 pips to the 90.15 level. The GBP/JPY cross rose over 100 pips to the 144.40 level. The JPY's downward trend may continue if investors continue to lose confidence on an extremely battered economy. Market players should be paying a close attention to the upcoming releases: Tankan Manufacturing Index, Japanese Retail Sales and the Tankan Non-Manufacturing Index at 23:50 GMT.
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Print| # | Time | $€£¥ | Event | Per. | Prev. | Fore. | Act. | Imp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/30 | ||||||||
| 02:30 | JPY |  Average Cash Earnings | y/y | -5.6% | -3.9% | -3.1% |  | |
| 06:00 | JPY | Housing Starts | y/y | -32.1% | -31.6% | -38.3% |  | |
| 00:50 | JPY | Tankan Manufacturing Index | -48 | -32 | -33 |  | ||
| 00:50 | JPY | Retail Sales | y/y | -2.4% | -2.4% | -1.8% | | |
| 00:50 | JPY | Tankan Non-Manufacturing Index | -29 | -25 | -24 | | ||
