Mixed market sentiment keeps USD/JPY flat

US data was disappointing with the lower-than-expected new Home Sales which declined 18.2% MoM in February, well below expectations of a 5.7% drop. ''Part of this drop reflects freezing weather conditions in February reducing activity in some parts of the US, alongside limited supply. The median sales price rose 5.3% YoY,'' said an Analyst. In [...]

Pound struggles despite of improved unemployment rate

The sterling struggles despite improved unemployment data, the employment data showed that the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 5% in January. The estimates were pointing to a modest uptick to 5.2% from 5.1%. The positive reading, to a larger extent, was offset by a Jump in the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits to 86.6K [...]

Speech of BOJ’s Governor favors yen

BOJ's Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday that the central bank would not stop buying exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or sell them as it tries to make its easing tools more flexible and sustainable under its yield curb control policy. While speaking, Kuroda said its review of the ETF purchases would make it possible for the [...]