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USD/JPY Trading Higher, Japan's BSI Manufacturing Index Slides
Friday, March 10, 2017 - 2:17am | 50USD/JPY is trading at 115.39, up 0.25. The pair is trading near the session highs. Market chatter about global headline news and economic data is making the rounds. Japan's Ministry of Finance business survey index (BSI) of large manufacturers fell to 1.1 during the first quarter from 7.5 in the...
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USD/JPY Edges Down, Machine Tool Orders Rise in Japan
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 7:31am | 69USD/JPY is trading at 114.57, up 0.17. The pair is trading choppy and just above the session lows, chatter about global money flows and headline news is making the rounds. Japan's Machine Tool Builders Association (JMTBA) reported that year over year machine tool orders rose 9.1 percent in...
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USD/JPY Little Higher, Japanese Earnings Little Higher
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 6:36am | 44USD/JPY is trading at 114.69, up 0.27. The pair is trading in the middle of the session range. Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported average monthly cash earnings in Japan during January rose 0.5 percent year over year versus a 0.5 percent rise in December.
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USD/JPY Edges Up, Japan's Eco-Watchers Surveys Mixed
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 7:54am | 54USD/JPY is trading at 113.99, up 0.07. The pair is trading near the session highs. Chatter about global headline news and money flows is making the rounds. Japan's Cabinet Office reported the Eco-watchers current survey edged down to 48.6 in February from 49.8 in January and the outlook survey...
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USD/JPY Trading Lower, Japanese Loan Growth Rises
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 1:24am | 64USD/JPY is trading at 113.75 down 0.18. The pair is trading a little above the session lows. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) reported that loans rose 2.8 percent year over year during February versus a 2.5 percent rise in January. Japan's Cabinet Office reported that Japan's January leading Economic Index...
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USD/JPY Trading Lower; Japan's GDP Edges Down, Private Consumption Flat
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 1:17am | 65USD/JPY is trading at 113.73, down 0.20. Japan's Cabinet Office reported annualized gross domestic product (GDP) during the fourth quarter edged down to 1.2 percent from 1.3 percent in the third quarter. Quarter over quarter, Japan's GDP rose 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter versus 0.3 percent...
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USD/JPY Edges Up
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 9:59am | 51USD/JPY is trading at 114.12, up 0.24. The pair has edged up and extended the session gains. Talk about global headline news and money flows is ongoing and has kept both buyers and sellers active. Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is scheduled to report wage data at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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USD/JPY Trading Higher
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 5:59am | 51USD/JPY is trading at 114.00, up 0.10. The pair is trading just under the session highs after showing losses early in the session. Market chatter about global money flows and headline news is making the rounds. Japan's Cabinet Office is scheduled to release Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) at...
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USD/JPY Trading Lower
Monday, March 6, 2017 - 6:22am | 49USD/JPY is trading at 113.73, down 0.27. The pair is trading in the middle of the session range. Market chatter about weekend headline news and money flows has kept both buyers and sellers active. Japan's Cabinet Office is scheduled to release gross domestic product (GDP) Tuesday at 6:50 p.m. ET.
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USD/JPY Trading Steady; Japanese Consumer Confidence Eases, Tokyo's CPI Falls
Friday, March 3, 2017 - 6:41am | 102USD/JPY is trading at 114.31, down 0.04. Japan's Cabinet Office reported that Japan's consumer confidence for February eased to 43.1 from 43.2 in January. Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported that year over year CPI (consumer prices) rose 0.4 percent during January...
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USD/JPY Trading Steady, Japan's Services PMI Eases
Friday, March 3, 2017 - 6:28am | 55USD/JPY is trading at 114.28, down 0.07. The pair is trading in the middle of the session range. Market chatter about global headline news and comments from Japanese and U.S. policy makers is constant and has kept both buyers and sellers active. Japan's Nikkei February services PMI (purchasing...
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USD/JPY Little Changed, Japan's Unemployment Edges Down
Friday, March 3, 2017 - 6:22am | 45USD/JPY is trading at 114.28, down 0.06. Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported that unemployment in Japan edged down to 3 percent in January from 3.1 percent in December. The agency reported that household spending in Japan rose 0.5 percent in January after 0.6 percent...
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USD/JPY Little Higher
Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 7:36am | 43USD/JPY is trading at 114.25, up 0.14. The pair is trading just under the session highs. Market chatter about global headline news and money flows is making the rounds. Japan's Nikkei services PMI (purchasing managers survey) is due out at at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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USD/JPY Moves Up, Japan Manufacturing PMI Edges Up
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 5:14am | 56USD/JPY is trading at 113.59, up 0.49. The pair is trading at the session highs. Market chatter about global headline news, money flows and comments from Japanese and U.S. policy makers is constant and has kept both buyers and sellers active. Japan's Nikkei February manufacturing PMI (purchasing...
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USD/JPY Trading Lower, Housing Starts Rise in Japan
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 5:52am | 67USD/JPY is trading at 112.44, down 0.30. The pair is trading a little above the session lows. Market talk about global money flows and headline news is making the rounds. Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) reported that year over year construction orders rose 1.1...