✅ Dollar Weakness Persists — Focus Turns to Sustainability of USD/JPY Below 150
✅ Dollar Weakness Persists — Focus Turns to Sustainability of USD/JPY Below 150 💹 This Week’s FX Market: Dollar Selling Dominates, Political Risks Weigh The foreign exchange market this week has been led by broad-based dollar selling.USD/JPY fell to around ¥150.50 in Tokyo trading, marking a sharp reversal of the so-called “Takaichi Trade” that had […]
✅ Yen Buying Prevails Beneath the Surface of Stock Gains — Triple Risks Cap Upside
✅ Yen Buying Prevails Beneath the Surface of Stock Gains — Triple Risks Cap Upside 💹 Tokyo Session: Yen Buying Persists Despite Stock Rally The Nikkei surged sharply in Tokyo trading, yet the FX market was dominated by yen buying pressure. USD/JPY fell below the key ¥151 level in the afternoon. EUR/JPY slipped from […]
✅ U.S.–China Tensions Resurface, Risk-Off Mood Returns — Powell’s Speech in Focus for Dollar-Yen Direction
✅ U.S.–China Tensions Resurface, Risk-Off Mood Returns — Powell’s Speech in Focus for Dollar-Yen Direction 🌏 Renewed U.S.–China Friction Sparks Risk Aversion The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the resumption of Section 301 investigations into China, prompting a sharp and defiant response from Beijing.This reignited U.S.–China tensions, fueling risk-off sentiment across markets in the afternoon […]
✅ Market Shaken by Komeito’s Exit and Trump’s Tariff Threat — A Cautious Start to the Week
✅ Market Shaken by Komeito’s Exit and Trump’s Tariff Threat — A Cautious Start to the Week 🏛 Political Risk and U.S.–China Tensions Collide, Stirring Late-Week Volatility At the end of last week, markets were rattled by two flashpoints — Japan’s political turmoil and renewed U.S.–China trade friction.First, the Komeito Party’s withdrawal from its coalition […]
✅ Will the Dollar-Buying and Yen-Selling Trend Continue? U.S. Officials’ Remarks Take Center Stage Tonight
✅ Will the Dollar-Buying and Yen-Selling Trend Continue? U.S. Officials’ Remarks Take Center Stage Tonight 💵 Dollar Strength and Yen Weakness Accelerate — USD/JPY Nears 153 The FX market’s dollar-buying and yen-selling momentum shows no sign of stopping, with USD/JPY now approaching the 153 level. In just a few days, the pair has surged from […]
✅ Dollar Buying Accelerates as Yen and Euro Slide — Politics Take the Driver’s Seat
✅ Dollar Buying Accelerates as Yen and Euro Slide — Politics Take the Driver’s Seat 💵 Dollar Strength Broadens, Yen and Euro Selling in Tandem Following the inauguration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new administration, the USD/JPY pair has broken decisively above the ¥150 mark, extending gains for several consecutive sessions.Cross-yen pairs have also climbed […]
✅ Testing the Sustainability of Yen Weakness — Fed Officials’ Remarks in Focus
✅ Testing the Sustainability of Yen Weakness — Fed Officials’ Remarks in Focus 💱 Yen Weakness Pauses but Remains Intact — ¥151 Becomes the Key Battleground In Tokyo trading, both USD/JPY and cross-yen pairs extended gains beyond previous highs,but momentum slowed as the ¥151 psychological threshold came into view. The “Takaichi shock” that triggered rapid […]
💹 “Takaichi Shock” Hits Markets: Dollar-Yen Breaks Above ¥150, Heightening Intervention Fears
💹 “Takaichi Shock” Hits Markets: Dollar-Yen Breaks Above ¥150, Heightening Intervention Fears Following Sanae Takaichi’s victory in the LDP presidential election, markets reacted with a weaker yen and higher equities.The USD/JPY pair finally broke into the ¥150 range, while the Nikkei 225 climbed to a new record high. Takaichi’s commitment to aggressive fiscal spending and […]
⚠️ U.S. Government Shutdown Heightens Uncertainty, NFP Delay in Focus
⚠️ U.S. Government Shutdown Heightens Uncertainty, NFP Delay in Focus 🔍 Situation Overview Partial U.S. government shutdown has begun. Weekly jobless claims release postponed; high probability that the Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report will also be delayed. The absence of key labor data undermines FOMC decision-making, adding uncertainty to the market’s rate-cut outlook. 💱 FX Market […]
⚠️ US Government Shutdown Risks Delay of Jobs Report, Dollar Selling Dominates
⚠️ US Government Shutdown Risks Delay of Jobs Report, Dollar Selling Dominates 🏛 Shutdown and Its Impact The US Senate failed to pass a stopgap budget → partial government shutdown has begun. Weekly jobless claims report has already been postponed. The Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) is now at high risk of being delayed, adding to USD […]