Japan Tankan: Manufacturing deteriorates while non-manufacturing improves
In Q1, Japan’s Tankan large manufacturing index dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter, falling from […]
Banking Concerns Subside, Inflation Worries Ease, Dollar Lost Ground
Last week, investors appeared to view the banking crisis as well-contained, pushing it into the […]
US Dollar Price Action Setups for Q2: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY
US Dollar Talking Points: The US Dollar is nearing the completion of Q1 with a […]
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: The Calm Before the Storm
Summary United States: The Calm Before the Storm This week brought glimpses of market stabilization […]
Japan reported strong industrial production and retail sales growth
Japan reported strong industrial production growth of 4.5% mom in February, surpassing expectations of 2.8% […]
Japanese Yen Analysis: USD/JPY Breaks Out Despite Bearish Seasonality
USD/JPY takeaways USD/JPY is rallying strongly today, gaining nearly 150 pips to trade at its […]
An Upside Inflation Surprise Could Not Come at a Better Time for Yen Bulls
With the rest of the world almost reliving the 2007-08 events, the Japanese developments were […]
Incoming BoJ Deputy Governor Uchida Stresses Importance of Trend Inflation in Monetary Policy
Incoming BoJ Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida emphasized the significance of trend inflation in a parliamentary […]
USD/JPY – Japanese Yen Tests 131, BOJ Core CPI Eases
The Japanese yen is in positive territory and broke below the 131 line in the […]
JP225 Index Upward Move Appears to Have Run its Course
The JP225 cash index has been on a decent upward move since the March 15 […]
Japan PMI manufacturing finalized at 49.2, signs of improvement at the end of Q1
Japan PMI Manufacturing was finalized at 49.2 in March, up from prior month’s 47.7. Economist […]