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Japanese Yen Hits 10+ Year Highs as Deleveraging Continues
Saturday, 25 October 2008 00:33:36 GMT  |  Terri Belkas, Currency Strategist
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The Japanese yen was easily the strongest currency in the markets on Friday, as a lingering risk aversion, global recession fears, and a surge in volatility (as measured by the VIX Index) led to broad selloffs in the equity and commodity markets.

However, the drop in crude oil was somewhat surprising given OPEC’s 1.5 million per day cut in oil production, but simply highlights the role of risk appetite throughout the markets. Indeed, the low-yielding yen rocketed more than 10 percent higher versus everything from the euro to the Australian dollar, and USD/JPY reached the lowest levels in more than 10 years. Is the Japanese yen ready to reverse yet? That will depend very much upon price action in the stock markets and the status of risk sentiment.

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