Japan intervened for the second time last week to support the falling Yen. Speculators are betting on more yen weakness despite recent interventions. Japan faces a huge challenge as speculative short Yen positions continue increasing. Japanese yen (6J) futures prices have fallen as the flood of speculative bets against the Yen continued despite Japan’s historic Read More…
Japan’s authorities intervened to buy the Yen, pushing prices up. The monetary policy divergence between Japan and the US continues to grow. Analysts doubt there will be more interventions to stop the Yen’s decline. The Japanese Yen (6J) futures prices went up sharply last Thursday when Japan’s authorities finally made good on their promise to Read More…
Japan’s inflation increased by 2.7% in August. The BoJ is pressured to tighten monetary policy as inflation stays above its 2% target. The BoJ is looking set to intervene in the yen’s recent declines. The Japanese Yen (6J) futures price has pushed off its 24-year low. This rise can be attributed to the increase in Read More…
The BoJ remains unfazed amid a wave of rate hikes by other major central banks. Japan’s Ministry of Finance disapproves of the yen’s decline. The US dollar is more attractive to investors who are dumping yen futures. Japanese Yen (6J) futures prices hit a 24-year low last week and look set to fall further. Despite Read More…
BoJ intends to maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy. BoJ will not intervene to stop the yen’s recent sharp declines. The Federal Reserve may continue to raise rates. The Japanese Yen (6J) futures continue to lose ground as one of the Bank of Japan’s board members stated that the central bank must continue its massive monetary Read More…
Dollar weakness has pushed yen futures’ prices a bit higher. The BOJ’s summary of views for the June meeting is dovish. Bulls are in control on the 4-hour chart. Japanese Yen (6J) futures prices are pushing slightly higher on Monday, boosted by the declining US dollar. The summary of views at the BOJ’s June meeting Read More…
