The Japanese Yen tumbled to a fresh 20-year low after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) stayed its stimulative monetary policy course, eliciting losses that were partially echoed by the Chinese Renminbi and which likely helped to lift the U.S. Dollar broadly during the penultimate session of the week.

April 28,2022

The Yen tumbled alongside many other currencies in the midweek session but faces additional risks stemming from a looming Bank of Japan (BoJ) monetary policy decision that many suspect will cement in place a vast gulf between Japanese and U.S. government bond yields.

April 28,2022

The Japanese Yen outperformed other major currencies during the midweek session but the risk of official intervention to curb any fresh or future losses remained elevated and in any such scenario there would likely be much more downside seen in the CHF/JPY rate than in the USD/JPY pair. 

April 21,2022

Yen note distorted

The Yen is the biggest loser in the G10 FX space on the day, week, month and for 2022 as a whole.

April 19,2022

The Japanese Yen fell to a two decade low by the mid-week session as USD/JPY probed above a major level of long-term technical resistance around 2015 highs on the charts but could be at risk of deeper declines in the months ahead if the nascent strength in Dollar exchange rates persists.

April 13,2022

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