The Japanese yen has been rocketing higher against the majors since Sunday's start of trading as the world's financial markets remain incredibly uneasy. A meeting of European finance ministers over the weekend failed to yield any sort of agreement on how to deal with the credit crisis there, which sent European stocks plummeting. In fact, at the time of writing Germany's DAX Index and France's CAC 40 Index had plunged more than 5%. This does not bode well for the opening of US stock markets, as DJIA and S&P 500 futures are already down more than 2%. This is a clear indication of lingering risk aversion in the markets, which could continue to work in favor of Japanese yen strength.
Currency Performance vs. the Japanese Yen Since Friday

Source: Bloomberg