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The Japanese yen weakened toward 159.5 per dollar due to fiscal concerns over proposed tax cuts and elevated energy costs. Wide interest rate differentials and climbing US Treasury yields continue to…
Weak U.S. retail sales data pushed the dollar lower and reduced odds of a September Fed hike. Meanwhile, reports the BOJ may hike rates in September strengthened the yen, adding to dollar weakness ac…
Yen weakens toward 159.43 as intervention effects fade; Polymarket odds for a September BOJ rate hike surge to 81% from 22% two weeks ago, driving trader repositioning.
The Japanese yen faces continued pressure as lack of intervention encourages speculators, despite BoJ rate hike speculation.
USD/JPY hovers near 159.06 ahead of critical US CPI report, with markets in a holding pattern. BoJ rate hike expectations for September add mild JPY support, while traders avoid pushing toward the 16…
USD rebounded post-NFP with 50% September hike odds; today's CPI is key. JPY steady amid intervention aftermath and possible BoJ September hike hints. USDJPY holds bullish trend, targeting 160.50 res…
Goldman Sachs says Japan retains ~$1 trillion in reserves, including Fed FIMA repo access, enabling another yen-defense intervention. Yen weakened toward 160/dollar as rate differentials persist, but…
Eurizon SLJ predicts USD/JPY has peaked, targeting 125, but yen gains from the joint intervention have already halved as rate differentials persist. BOJ's September hike odds and skeptics warn of a v…
USD/JPY rebounded to 158.93 as the $88B joint Japan-US intervention effect fades, with capital still flowing out of Japan. BOJ rate hike odds trimmed despite hawkish signals. Bitcoin stays cautious n…
US Treasury secretly sold euros—not dollars—to prop up the yen, bypassing ECB coordination. Yen strengthened from ¥164 to ¥158; BoJ rate hike odds for September rose to 44%, while transatlantic polic…
Yen stabilizes after historic BOJ/US intervention; dollar hits six-week lows as easing Iran war fears and falling oil reduce safe-haven demand. Markets await possible BOJ rate hike in September.
Japan and the U.S. conducted a rare joint yen-buying intervention, pushing USD/JPY down over 1% to 155.20 before settling near 156.92. Officials signaled readiness for further coordinated action, and…
Coordinated US-Japan intervention curbs yen weakness; BOJ hints at a September rate hike, pressuring exporters like Kioxia amid an already soft chip earnings outlook.
The US and Japan engaged in a historic, coordinated intervention to buy JPY, worth over $50 billion, to prop up the severely undervalued currency. The massive US debt and widening interest rate gap w…
Japan and the U.S. conducted joint currency intervention to halt the yen's slide to 40-year lows, buying yen and selling dollars. BoJ signaled possible rate hikes, further supporting yen strength and…
Tokyo core CPI rose to 1.9% in July, nearing BOJ's target, driven by high energy costs and a weak yen. This reinforces expectations of further BOJ rate hikes, potentially strengthening the yen agains…
Japan's 40-year government bond yield hit 4.01% as inflation fears and rising oil prices pressure the Bank of Japan to tighten policy faster, despite political hesitancy.
The US dollar weakened as the US-Iran deal lowered oil prices and Fed rate hike expectations. Meanwhile, JPY is supported by an expected 25 bps hike from the Bank of Japan, pointing to a potential do…
A tentative US-Iran agreement reopening the Strait of Hormuz sparked a relief rally, lifting Bitcoin above $66,000. However, upside remains capped as looming Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan monetar…
Bitcoin surged past $66,000 driven by a US-Iran ceasefire extension, fostering risk-on sentiment and lowering inflation expectations. Additional support comes from hinted MicroStrategy buying and pot…