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- Friday, 16 October 2009 23:59:42 GMT Japanese Yen Relinquishes its Top Safe Haven Status to the Dollar
- Wednesday, 14 October 2009 20:52:50 GMT Japanese Yen Mixed as BOJ's Shirakawa Signals End to Liquidity Measures
- Friday, 09 October 2009 20:42:27 GMT Japanese Yen Volatility Likely on Currency Intervention Threat
- Thursday, 08 October 2009 02:09:27 GMT Japan's Current Account Narrows as Exports Fall Most Since January
- Wednesday, 07 October 2009 21:15:18 GMT US Dollar, Japanese Yen Mostly Stronger as US Equities Drift Lower
- Tuesday, 06 October 2009 18:02:29 GMT US Dollar Japanese Yen Exchange Rate Forecast
- Monday, 05 October 2009 19:38:59 GMT US Dollar, Japanese Yen Mostly Lower as G7 Only Mentions Yuan Weakness, ISM Services Hits 16-Month High
- Saturday, 03 October 2009 00:15:45 GMT Japanese Yen to Follow Risk Trends as Prices Test Key Resistance
- Friday, 02 October 2009 00:29:10 GMT Japan's Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Falls, Household Spending Surges
- Wednesday, 30 September 2009 23:15:36 GMT Japan's Business Outlook Improves But Investment Falls Most in 10 Years
- Wednesday, 30 September 2009 20:10:08 GMT Japanese Yen Mixed Ahead of Q3 Tankan Report
- Wednesday, 30 September 2009 00:29:35 GMT Japanese Yen Extends its Retracement as Deflation Sets In and Fujii Weighs in on Intervention...Again
- Saturday, 26 September 2009 01:55:45 GMT Japanese Yen Momentum a Combination of Risk, Intervention and Data
- Friday, 25 September 2009 21:52:51 GMT US Dollar Down Slightly, Japanese Yen Surges as US Durable Goods Orders Fall 2.4%
- Thursday, 24 September 2009 00:07:09 GMT Japanese Trade Surplus Shrinks on Export Weakness
- Monday, 21 September 2009 20:52:46 GMT US Dollar Strength Continues, Japanese Yen Down Ahead of Fed Meeting on Wednesday
- Friday, 18 September 2009 21:10:57 GMT Japanese Yen Forecast Bullish on Lack of Intervention Threat
- Thursday, 17 September 2009 23:58:40 GMT Japanese Yen: What Happens When the Threat of Intervention is Removed?
- Thursday, 17 September 2009 01:26:06 GMT Japanese Service Demand Rises to Highest Since February
- Wednesday, 16 September 2009 19:34:43 GMT Japanese Yen Down as US Equities Break to Fresh 2009 Highs
The US dollar and Japanese yen remained strong on Wednesday as risk aversion remains a very real theme in the markets. The biggest piece of evidence of this: increased demand for Treasuries, the 2.94 percent drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the nearly 6 point rise in the CBOE’s VIX volatility index. Meanwhile, the release of the US Advance Retail Sales index proved to be even worse than expected, as it fell 2.7 percent during the month of December alone. This marked the sixth straight month of contraction and the worst string of declines since recordkeeping began in 1992, but is particularly negative because the holiday shopping season is supposed to be a boon for retailers, but even the most aggressive discounting wasn’t able to offset the impact of a deteriorating labor market, tighter credit conditions, and a year-long recession. With job losses continuing to climb, the dismal retail sales results may be just a part of a rather consistent trend through the first half of 2009.
Going forward, risk trends may continue to determine price action for both the US dollar and Japanese yen, as we’ve seen that at this point, fundamentals have little impact on the currencies. Throughout the day on Thursday, multiple members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will be speaking on the economy and monetary policy, including Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, and San Francisco Fed President. Comments by FOMC members tend to be very market-moving, especially when it comes to interest rate expectations, so traders should keep an eye on the news wires as they could have negative or positive implications for risk sentiment.
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