USD/JPY consolidates around mid-146.00s, bulls have the upper hand near YTD peak

The USD/JPY pair kicks off the new week on a subdued note and oscillates in a narrow trading band around mid-146.00s through the Asian session, just b

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A couple of light releases coming up in Europe today

The dollar is marginally lower as we look towards the session ahead, after some mixed moves in markets yesterday. 10-year Treasury yields broke out to the highest since 2007 but…

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Forexlive Asia-pacific FX news wrap 6 Aug: The dollar is mixed to higher led by the USDJPY

USDJPY trades to a new session high Ftich weighs in on China local-government financing vehicles Shanghai composite set to open down -0.3% PBOC set USD/CNY central rate 7.1380 versus expected…

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USD/JPY soars past 141.00 as BoJ expected to stick to dovish stance, weakening the JPY

USD/JPY rallied back above the 141.00 figure after rumors the Bank of Japan (BoJ) would not change its Yield Curve Control (YCC) emerged, spurring an

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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Canadian dollar slides as rate hikes hit consumers

May Canada retail sales +0.2% vs +0.5% expected Canada June new housing price index +0.1% vs +0.1% prior Trump classified documents trial date set for May 20, 2024 An update…

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Bank of Japan Overview

Asian stock markets managed broad gains, with Japanese markets outperforming and the Nikkei rallying 1.4%, after a dovish leaning BoJ announcement that left policy settings unchanged, but signalled a longer…

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Market Update – April 20 – Markets Tread Water

The USD continued to rotate (USDIndex at 101.65) hotter UK inflation data added to more global concerns that core price pressures remain too elevated & the Beige Book did not…

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Market Update – April 18 – USD Holds Gains, Chinese GDP & UK Jobs Spike

The USD cooled from a 2-day rally despite strong Empire State Manufacturing Index, Stocks closed flat and Yields (10yr 3.591%) held onto gains. Overnight strong  Chinese data (GDP hit 4.5%…

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Market Update – April 17- Expectations of FED May hike increase lifting USD

There is now (CME marketwatch) an 83% chance of a 25 bp FED HIKE in May, from 74% on Friday, as mixed US data (a Big miss fro Retail Sales,…

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Market Update – April 12 – All eyes on US Inflation & FOMC Minutes

US #stockmarkets closed mixed again and Asian markets are flat ahead of US CPI print at 12:30 GMT today. USD has slipped again as EUR & AUD outperform. Treasuries recovered…

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