Forex News

Investors Not Very Concerned About Prospect of Japanese Intervention
Tusday, 31 August 2010
Despite all of the talk of increasing regulation in the Forex markets, and the possibilities that Japanese bankers might sell more of the Yen in the coming weeks – investors have adopted a " don't care" attitude.
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Japanese Easing Measures Bore Investors
Monday, 30 August 2010
The USD/JPY was higher on the first day of the trading week – rocketing up to around 85.30 as the Japanese central bank announced a range of measures to help calm the rise of the Yen.
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Fed and Japan Holding Traders On Edge
Friday, 27 August 2010
The story really hasn't changed much in the last week or so. Whilst currency trading has been slow, the markets remain very much on edge, as a result of two underlying issues which are causing investors much concern.
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Japanese Intervention has Everyone Talking
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
The JPY broke through yearly lows (and record lows) Wednesday, as the strengthening JPY currency strikes again. To almost nobody's surprise, the USD/JPY fell again – continuing the trend which has become almost commonplace this year. Read more >>

The Focus is Still on Japan
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
We've been writing about the JPY currency for the past week or so, and it continues to be the main player in the foreign exchange markets this week. Continual pressures are mounting for the BoJ to loosen its purse and start selling its own currency, in order to potentially stem the rising Yen which so far shows no sign of letting up.
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EUR/USD Continues to Push Higher
Monday, 23 August 2010
It's continued to be a solid start to the week for the EUR/USD currency pair, which is currently trading almost at the peak of ten week highs. Whilst economic concerns about the Eurozone countries still exist, the focus mainly has been on the weakness of the USD, and the ways that the poor economic data from the US might affect the economy long term. Read more >>

Japanese Exporters Getting Rid of the USD
Friday, 20 August 2010
Continuing a trend which we have been looking at for some time, Japanese exporters have admitted that they are further selling the USD and buying up JPY as the trends continue to favour the brave. Given that the USD/JPY is still hovering around the yearly lows which have been seen recently, this is a fairly obvious position to take, as the currency is in risk of breaking out at any time. Read more >>

Watching the Japanese Yen Closely
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Despite writing yesterday that the Yen was sitting just above the yearly lows versus the USD, the currency is still at almost the same level as the time of writing. Little has happened overnight, however there have been a few developments out of Japan itself. Read more >>

Japanese Yen Rises, Dollar Falls
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
For yet another day, it was trading in a single direction for the Japanese currency. The Yen fell back towards yearly lows of 85.40 in early Asian trading, as further news from the US continued to plague the USD.
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Euro Rebounds from Lows against USD
Monday, 16 August 2010
The EUR/USD has seen a period of mild buying activity, having bounced off the lows set in recent days. It was quickly looking like another day of losses for the pair, but a mid-afternoon buy up saw the pair move higher to finish the day up overall. This breaks the six day losing streak that has plagued the EUR/USD recently.
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Yen's Strength Doesn't Bode Well for Bank of Japan
Saturday, August 14
Not only is the strength of the Japanese Yen being ill receive by the Bank of Japan, but the Japanese Prime Minister is now weighing in on the situation. In what appears to be a substantial move towards future intervention, the Prime Minister and the Central Bank are looking to meet next week to discuss the continual appreciation of the Yen – which is gradually putting ever more pressure on Japan's important export sector. Read more >>