BOJ Meeting impacts on Yen

USD/JPY in a bearish trend as BOJ's Kuroda speech is pessimistic on the economy. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would consider additional rapid easing if the coronavirus outbreak significantly threatened Japan’s economy and price trends. He called the coronavirus outbreak the “biggest uncertainty” for the domestic economy and added for [...]

Uplifting of lockdowns in Japan but other sentiments work for Yen

USD/JPY maintains in a bullish trend. USD/JPY reaches from the intraday high near 107.80 to 107.65 in the early trading session on Monday. Japan's Economy Minister Nishimura is about making an announcement that the lockdown will be lifted in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Hokkaido and Saitama. Also Japanese government is ready to provide another aid package worth [...]

USD/JPY Drop of 107.60 from 107.72 after BOJ meeting

A drop of 107.60 from 107.72 has resulted after BOJ’s inaction. The Monetary policy was left unchanged in the meeting hours after the emergency price review. Targeted aids for the small and mid-sized firms were extended. Like most central banks, there was no change in the short term interest rate and BOJ pledges to buy [...]