The Japanese yen jumped sharply on Thursday as traders braced for a potential intervention by the Bank of Japan (BoJ). The USD/JPY pair retreated to a low of 160.62 from the year-to-date high of 162.84. US published weak non-farm payrolls data The USD/JPY pair retreated after the US published the latest non-farm payrolls (NFP) report.
The dollar’s rally is running into resistance as traders scale back some of the more aggressive Federal Reserve rate-hike bets that had powered the greenback higher. A softer US labour-market signal helped trigger the shift, but the move is now broader than one data point. The euro and sterling are gaining ground, commodity-linked currencies are
The USD/JPY exchange rate has dropped to the crucial support level of 155.20, its lowest level since May 6, as the Japanese yen continues to outperform most major currencies this year. The pair has retreated by more than 4% from its year-to-date high, highlighting the dollar’s recent weakness. This article explores why the Trump administration
The USD/JPY exchange rate tumbled to its lowest level since May 14 as investors reacted to last week’s Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate decisions and the latest interventions by the US and Japanese authorities. It plunged to 157.45, down by over 4% from the year-to-date high. Japanese yen surges on US
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the US Dollar against a basket of six major currencies, edged higher during Asian trading hours on Monday. The index traded around the 101.00 level after remaining largely unchanged in the previous session. Market participants continued to assess the outlook for US monetary policy. Expectations of further Federal
The NZD/USD exchange rate pulled back a bit on Tuesday, reacting to more weak US macro data, and as traders refocused on the upcoming Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) interest rate decision. It retreated to 0.5693 from last week’s high of 0.5725. RBNZ expected to hike interest rates The New Zealand dollar, commonly known
Global markets remained cautious on Tuesday as investors assessed conflicting signals over potential US-Iran ceasefire talks and looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting. The relief rally sparked by the decision to pause strikes faded quickly. Oil prices also remained under pressure following a sharp decline in West Texas Intermediate crude, while weakness
Financial markets turned cautious midweek as escalating tensions in the Middle East pushed investors toward safer assets. Market participants also remained on the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and accompanying policy statement, due later in the American trading session. The cautious approach has kept major currency pairs within relatively narrow trading
Financial markets turned risk-positive at the beginning of the new week as investors reacted positively to news that the United States and Iran had halted strikes. The development improved market sentiment and prompted a broad move toward riskier assets. Investors also turned their attention to a busy economic and central bank calendar, with several key
The US dollar held near its strongest level of the week against most major currencies during early Asian trading on Wednesday after renewed US strikes on Iran reignited geopolitical tensions and pushed oil prices higher. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, rose to 101.18. Meanwhile, the New