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No Real Surprises from BoJ, but Yen Bears Aren’t Complaining

(eToro Blog) Though it was widely expected given the Bank of Japan’s stance against a too-strong Yen, the bank’s announcement of additional easing still gave some Yen bears a reason to celebrate. In general, markets were certain that the BoJ would …

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April 27, 2012
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End of Japan’s Fiscal Year

Written by Piethein   Dear traders,   Today I would like to share with you this small post regarding the end of the Japanese fiscal year and how this typically affects the Yen during this period. In this post, I will specifically look at how …

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March 26, 2012
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Dollar off 9-month high vs yen on profit-taking – The Guardian

Support for the dollar lies near 80.89 yen on the weekly Ichimoku chart, a popular technical analysis tool … (Additional reporting by Ian Chua in Sydney and Antoni Slodkowski in Tokyo, Reuters FX analyst Rick Lloyd in Singapore; Editing by Richard …

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March 5, 2012
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Yen is Done Strengthening

In our last article, we asked if the yen is done strengthening and if it will continue to weaken.   Since then, the market has answered the question quite clearly. The yen has successfully bounced from the 75.9 level and has now surged past the 79…

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February 24, 2012
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Can a $100 Billion Fund Stop the Rise of the Yen?

By W+W Research (eToro Blog) Japan came up with new measures to halt the rise of the Yen. The first measure calls for financial firms to report their foreign exchange holdings twice in a day. This will allow the Japanese government to monitor speculati…

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August 25, 2011
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British Inflationary Data on Tap – CountingPips.com

The yen has made two attempts to break through the all-time low that was set in mid-March near 76.25. Rising stochastics on the daily and weekly charts point to potential gains in the pair but short term momentum studies look to have more room to fall …

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August 16, 2011
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The Yen Declines Amid Earthquake Shock

By David Becker Yen declined above the 83 level in early morning as an earthquake and Tsunami shock waves hit the Tokyo area at a devastating magnitude of 8.9 .It is yet unclear what is the damage but as the tsunami waves progress risk for …

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Shorting the Pacific Rim in 2011 – DailyFx

Let’s see what the charts say. Yen Futures and TLT (iShares 20+ Yr Treas. Bond) ETF It’s no secret that the Yen and US debt have traded in tandem, especially over the last several years. The Yen led debt at bottoms in April 2009 and April 2010 and …

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December 20, 2010
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Dollar mired near lows, Aussie near 27-year peak – Reuters

… charts, it has a support line connecting lows in Nov 2008 and Dec 2009 which comes in at 82.70 yen and an initial … head of FX trading at BNP Paribas.

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October 7, 2010
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Dollar mired near lows, Aussie near 27-year peak – Reuters

… charts, it has a support line connecting lows in Nov 2008 and Dec 2009 which comes in at 82.70 yen and an initial … head of FX trading at BNP Paribas.

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October 7, 2010