Following the strengthening of expectations that the US interest rate rise is closer, the US dollar is at a three-month peak versus the Japanese yen.
The US currency rising by 0.1% and was trading around 105.4 yen to the dollar.
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Market News Briefing – Oct. 21st 2016 07:45 (GMT+1)
This morning the Japanese yen weakened against the US dollar by 0.1%, trading at about 104.1 yen to the dollar.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 14th 2016 08:00 (GMT+1)
The Asian stock markets trade today is conducted mainly by rising prices at the background of weakening the Japanese yen against the US dollar, after inflation data in China were better than the economists’ expectations and managed to allay the concerns of investors regarding the performance of the world’s second largest economy.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 13th 2016 10:30 (GMT+1)
The Asian stock markets closed today with declines, after the release of data on a sharp fall in exports to China.
Tokyo fell by 0.4%, Hong Kong lost 1.6%, Shanghai was unchanged , Seoul weakened by 0.9% after the country’s central bank kept the interest rates and lowered the inflation forecast of 1% in 2016.
The Japanese yen strengthened against the וד dollar by 0.4% TO 103.8 yen to the dollar.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 5th 2016 07:30 (GMT+1)
The US dollar strengthened yesterday and has reached a two months high, as when he broke a significant resistance level, because of the increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise US interest rates by end of the year.
The US dollar strengthened by 1.1% against the Japanese yen.
The US dollar climbed against the British pound by 0.8% to US $ 1.2736 a pound, after earlier it been strengthened exchange of 1.2722 dollars to the pound.
It’s the highest level of the US versus the British currency since 1985.
The pound weakened in the last two days after the head of a British government Theresa May announced on Article 50 of the exit the uk from the European Union, and this will start within a few months.
The US dollar climbed by 0.1% against the Euro of 1.1199 dollars to the euro.
Market News Briefing – Sept. 28th 2016 08:30 (GMT+1)
There is a negative trend this morning (Wednesday) in the Asian stock markets.
The Japanese yen strengthened against the US dollar, and sends the shares of the country’s largest export to declines
Market News Briefing – Sept. 27th 2016 09:00 (GMT+1)
There is a mixed trend in Asian stock markets.
The yen strengthened and hampering the Tokyo.
Today the Japanese yen strengthened against the US dollar after the Bank of Japan said at a conference that the bank is ready to use all tools at its disposal to cause inflation to rise towards the target of 2%, including a further reduction of short-term interest rates to negative.
Market News Briefing – Sept. 6th 2016 08:00 (GMT+1)
There is a sharp increase in crude oil prices and at the same time emerging market currencies are getting stronger against the US dollar.
The Aussie added 0.8% against the dollars, the yen weakened slightly to 103.5700 yen to the dollar.
Market News Briefing – Sep. 5th 2016 07:00 (GMT+1)
The Asian markets reacting to the disappointing US employment report with a rises.
Tokyo rises by 1%,Hong Kong rising by 1.7%,Shanghai climbed 0.2%.
The foreign exchange market, the US dollar weakened by 0.3% against the yen and is trading at about 103.62 yen to the dollar.
For the Japanese exporters it is bad news, because they prefer a weak yen to help them be more competitive in export markets.
Market News Briefing – Aug 16th 2016 08:00 (GMT+1)
The price of the oil in decline after his rise of 3% yesterday.
As a result, the Asian stock markets trading is conducted this morning with declines and also the Japanese yen is getting stronger.
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