The Japanese yen was the worst performer on the Forex market today as the positive sentiment favored riskier currencies, not safer ones. Currently, though, the yen has trimmed its losses, even managing to gain on another safe-haven currency — the Swiss franc.
The Japanese yen traded largely sideways today, though it slid against the Great Britain pound a bit and dropped versus the Swiss franc. The market sentiment was swinging between optimism and pessimism, making it hard for currencies to find a clear direction. Japanese macroeconomic data looked rather dire but not all reports turned out to be as bad as analysts were expecting.
The Japanese yen was trading flat against some of its major rivals today but managed to gain on others. Hopes of a lift of the lockdown measures in various countries across the world and underwhelming domestic macroeconomic data were weighing on Japan’s currency but fears of a global economic recession that is going to follow the coronavirus pandemic and falling crude oil prices were boosting the yen.
The Japanese yen was mixed today after the Bank of Japan boosted measures to stimulate the national economy at today’s shortened one-day meeting. The currency fell against the Australian and New Zealand dollars as well as the Great Britain pound but managed to gain on the US dollar and the Swiss franc.
The Japanese yen opened sharply higher against its most-traded rivals today but immediately started to move lower and continued its decline after the release of a poor report on the Japanese trade balance.
The Japanese yen was among the strongest currencies on the Forex market today, rising against almost all of its major peers, though not against the Swiss franc, another refuge currency, and the surprisingly strong New Zealand dollar. The worsening coronavirus pandemic was driving investors to safer assets, including the yen. Domestic macroeconomic reports were mixed, giving no reason for the currency to move in any particular direction.
The Swiss franc was surprisingly soft today even though the deadly coronavirus infection continued to spread across the globe, spooking investors and increasing demand for safe-haven assets. Positive macroeconomic reports released in Switzerland on Monday and Tuesday did little to help the currency. The Swissie was soft against almost all currencies, except for the Canadian dollar, which fell today despite rising prices for crude oil, and the US dollar, which collapsed after […]
The Swiss franc was the strongest currency on the Forex market today, followed by the Japanese yen. Risk aversion was ruling markets as the coronavirus, which originated in China, continued to spread. Fears resulted in a rising demand for safe currencies, like the Swissie and the yen. Domestic economic data provided additional support for the currency of Switzerland.
The Japanese yen gained against other most-traded currencies after today’s release of inflation data and yesterday’s monetary policy decision of Japan’s central bank. The gains were limited, though, as markets are feeling the holiday mood and trading is slowing.
Japanese yen was mixed today, staying flat against most major currencies but falling versus commodity currencies. The yen managed to gain on the Swiss franc. Domestic macroeconomic data was mixed, giving the Japanese currency no help in finding direction.
