JPY

Exclusive USD/JPY - here we go again?

The US July CPI inflation data tomorrow is billed as the most important economic data release of the week. For the Japanese authorities this is almost certainly the case.

Exclusive USD/JPY - whose problem?

FX markets were dominated at the start of the week by the news of the concerted intervention by the Japanese and US governments to soften USD/JPY.

Global Daily: Financial Fort Sumter

US equity markets approached record highs yesterday as traders basked in the afterglow of Donald Trump’s decision to (again) call off Iran strikes in favour of diplomacy.

One interesting question regarding the Treasury’s decision to act in recent days to weaker USD/JPY is ‘what is in it’ for the US?

Exclusive USD/JPY - who's in charge?

When the BoJ meets on Friday, it’s board will have the advantage of knowing the outcome of this week’s Fed policy meeting.

Exclusive JPY - faster?

Over the past few weeks the market has been debating whether the MoF is deliberating over a change of tactics with respect to how it can support the JPY.