Japanese Yen

As gold rips through record highs above $3,500 an ounce, another classic safe haven is quietly staging one of its strongest comebacks in over a decade: the Japanese yen. With global investors gripped by tariff fears, central bank politicization, and a deteriorating U.S. economic backdrop, Japan's...

JPMorgan's Meera Chandan is doubling down on the dollar's downfall and placing a bullish bet on the Japanese yen. What Happened: President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs plunge stocks into the red, there are growing concerns that a recession is possible. “The breadth and size of tariffs...

With U.S. markets in turmoil, the Oracle of Omaha is once again turning his gaze eastward, with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) planning a new round of Yen-denominated bonds, which it plans to invest primarily in five Japanese trading companies, in which it already maintains a sizable...

The U.S. dollar’s recent slide has less to do with trade and more with the Fed’s indifference to rising inflation expectations, according to JPMorgan analyst Meera Chandan. The sharp drop in U.S. real yields, fueled by the Fed's hands-off approach, has pushed the greenback lower....

Wall Street experienced a wave of panic selling at the start of the week, driven by fears the U.S. economy might be heading into a recession after the release of a jobs report that came in cooler than expected. As a result, traders fully priced in a 50-basis-point interest rate cut by the Federal...

Traders rekindled their bullish bets on the yen-dollar carry trade Wednesday after dovish signals from the Bank of Japan prompted a rethink of recent market movements. The Japanese yen, as tracked by the Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSE:FXY), tumbled over 1.9% past 147 per dollar by...

Global equity markets have been under pressure in recent sessions amid fears of a potential U.S. recession, triggered by cooling labor market conditions and struggling manufacturing activity. Despite last month’s business surveys showing expansion in services activity, investors remain...

Experts believe that Japan’s increasing dependence on foreign digital services like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Prime and YouTube Premium by Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) is contributing to a rising “digital deficit,” potentially pressuring the yen’s value. What Happened...

The Japanese yen tumbled past 160 per dollar on Wednesday, surpassing its late April 2024 low that previously prompted sharp interventions from the Bank of Japan, which sold forex reserves to curb the yen’s volatility. The yen, as tracked by the Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSE...

By RoboForex Analytical Department The Japanese yen exchange rate paired with the US dollar looks unimpressive by the end of this week. The USD/JPY pair rose to almost 158.00 immediately after the end of the June meeting of the Bank of Japan, which left the interest rate unchanged. Everything went...

By RoboForex Analytical Department The USD/JPY pair unexpectedly declined last night due to a weakening US dollar. Currently, it is hovering around 156.33. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki highlighted the government's recent interventions to support the yen, significantly impacting the...

By RoboForex Analytical Department The yen’s exchange rate rose to the US dollar on Thursday in response to improving prospects for the Federal Reserve interest rate. The USD/JPY pair has declined to 153.88. After the US released up-to-date data on April inflation, the likelihood of a...

In an interview on Monday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen outlined the current administration’s stance on several key economic issues, including tariffs on China and the need for domestic investment in strategic sectors, such as semiconductors and clean energy, which she believes are...

The US dollar is placing the Japanese Yen in a vulnerable position, prompting potential intervention from the Bank of Japan. The continuous depreciation of the yen may lead the Bank of Japan to consider raising interest rates. The USD/JPY currency pair recently climbed beyond 155.00 due to the US...

U.S. stocks kicked off the week on a positive note, with all major averages edging higher in anticipation of significant events including earnings reports from tech giants like Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) on Tuesday and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on Thursday, a pivotal Federal Reserve Open Market...