USD flows: USD a little softer after housing starts

October 18, 2024 12:48 PM UTC

USD dips slightly after housing starts. EUR/USD still looks biased lower but USD/JPY stretched near 150.

USD/JPY flows: Jawboning surfaces

October 18, 2024 5:02 AM UTC

Mimura, the vice finance minister for Japan says recent yen moves are rapid and one sided

USD flows: USD firmer on US data

October 17, 2024 12:44 PM UTC

USD/jpy breaks above 150 for the first time since July

USD/JPY flows: September Trade Data misses

October 17, 2024 1:56 AM UTC

Japan September exports -1.7% y/y (expected +0.5%) & imports +2.1% (expected +3.2%)

USD flows: USD falls despite stronger CPI

October 10, 2024 12:43 PM UTC

US CPI strogner than expected but offset by higher initial claims

NOK, SEK, JPY, EUR flows: NOK dips marginally on CPI, USD firm

October 10, 2024 6:48 AM UTC

Norwegian CPI weaker than expected, but reaction is mild USD remains strong against EUR and JPY

USD, JPY, EUR flows: USD firm, JPY weakness extends

October 9, 2024 1:46 PM UTC

USD strength and JPY weakness extends. Echoes of early summer and more JPY wekanes looks likely unless we see weaker US CPI data

USD/JPY flows: USD Broadly higher

October 9, 2024 5:14 AM UTC

USD is trading broadly higher against majors

AUD, JPY, NOK, SEK flows: AUD slips with Chinese equities

October 8, 2024 6:45 AM UTC

AUD lower as Chinese equities reverse recent gains after Golden Week. JPY edging higher, SEK to come under pressure.

USD/JPY flows: Holding on to 148

October 8, 2024 4:46 AM UTC

Japan economy minister Akazawa says drop in real wages is not good news

EUR, USD, JPY flows: USD stays firm, EUR vulnerable

October 7, 2024 6:57 AM UTC

USD stays firm after strong employment data. EUR vulnerable as spreads move in USD's favour. 

USD/JPY flows: Verbal Intervention resurfaces

October 7, 2024 5:23 AM UTC

Japan's yen intervention official says will monitor FX including speculative movement
Japan finance minister Kato says there are pros and cons to the weak yen

USD flows: USD surges on strong employment report

October 4, 2024 12:52 PM UTC

USD sharply higher on unambiguously strong US employment report

USD, JPY flows: JPY firmer o/n helped by Ishiba comments

October 4, 2024 6:37 AM UTC

JPY recovers helped by Ishiba announcing economic package to escape deflation, but quiet market likely ahead of the US employment report.

USD, CHF, JPY flows: USD firm after better ADP

October 2, 2024 1:17 PM UTC

USD generally higher but JPY seeing largest move as risk sentiment recovers (at least in FX trading)

JPY flows: Ueda comments support JPY range trading

October 2, 2024 7:14 AM UTC

Ueda indicates markets are still unstable, suggesting no monetary policy tighening is imminent, but emphasises the significance of FX moves

USD flows: USD slips lower on softer PCE price data

September 27, 2024 1:19 PM UTC

USD generally softer after PCE price index rises only 0.1% in August. AUD and JPY favoured

JPY flows: JPY rises sharply in early Europe

September 27, 2024 6:56 AM UTC

USD/JPY falls 3 big figures in early Europe. Wires are attributing the move to the result of the Japanese LDP leadership election, although it looks like a move that might have been triggered by intervention. Either way, it breaks the JPY downtrend of the last two weeks, but further action may be ne

USD/JPY flows: JPY Weakness Continue

September 27, 2024 5:11 AM UTC

Japan LDP begins vote for leadership election

USD/JPY flows: September Tokyo CPI Tread Lower

September 27, 2024 1:10 AM UTC

Tokyo area September Headline inflation2.2% y/y

USD, AUD, JPY, CHF flows: US data maintains positive risk sentiment

September 26, 2024 1:10 PM UTC

Lower initial claims and better core durable goods orders keep the USD and risky currencies on the front foot

JPY, CHF, GBP flows: JPY weakness getting stretched

September 26, 2024 11:46 AM UTC

JPY weakness has extended again today, but recent run of losses is getting overdone

JPY, CHF, NOK flows: Risk sentiment improved o/n but NOK lags

September 26, 2024 6:45 AM UTC

More Chinese equity gains on reports of Chinese injection of capital into banks. JPY weak, most risky currencies better, but NOK under pressure. CHF a focus on SNB meeting today

USD/JPY flows: BoJ July Minutes Suggest more tightening

September 26, 2024 12:30 AM UTC

BOJ July minutes calls for further gradual, but timely, interest rate increases

AUD, JPY flows: Mildly corrective risk tone

September 25, 2024 6:45 AM UTC

Some correction seen in recent risk positive moves as equities edge lower

USD/JPY flows: Service PPI higher

September 25, 2024 3:40 AM UTC

Japan August services PPI 2.7% y/y vs. 2.6% expected

JPY, AUD, EUR flows: USD firm early in Europe, AUD has upside potential

September 24, 2024 6:56 AM UTC

USD positive and risk positive tone as China eases. AUD has upside scope

USD/JPY flows: Looks set for another leg

September 24, 2024 2:52 AM UTC

Japan Jibun preliminary Sep PMIs: Manufacturing 49.6 (prior 49.8) Services 53.9 (53.7)

USD flows: USD up on PMIs

September 23, 2024 1:55 PM UTC

USD firms as US PMI compares positively to Europe

USD/JPY flows: Challenging Friday's High

September 23, 2024 5:45 AM UTC

Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs Atsushi Mimura said "always watching" yen carry trade

JPY flows: JPY weakens on Ueda comments

September 20, 2024 7:12 AM UTC

USD/JPY has risen a figure in response to the Ueda press conference. While Ueda retained his longer temr hawkish stance, his comments suggested there was no hurry to raise rates

USD/JPY flows: August CPI Headline at 3%

September 20, 2024 5:37 AM UTC

Japan August CPI Headline +3.0% y/y (vs. 3.0% expected)

USD, JPY flows: JPY weakness the main FX impact of the 50bp Fed cut

September 19, 2024 6:59 AM UTC

USD/JPY was higher after the Fed rate cut, with US yields and equities both rising. Other currencies were little changed against the USD

USD/JPY flows: Partial early gains erased

September 19, 2024 5:03 AM UTC

USD/JPY retreats from early high