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Daily Market Review Sep 21, 2010

Many people, including the governor of the central bank of South Korea, claim that unilateral BOJ intervention will not work. Yet it has. Without repeating its operation, the yen remains pinned near the intervention-inspired lows.
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September 21, 2010
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Daily Market Review Sep 17, 2010

The intervention in the Yen has not seen much follow through despite the market realizing the size of the intervention as nearly 2 trillion yen. Historically, unilateral intervention has had little success in the currency markets.
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September 17, 2010
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Daily Market Review Sep 16, 2010

The intervention in the Yen markets was the big story on Wednesday. According to reports, the BOJ sold 12 billion Yen, and purchased dollars, on an unsterilized basis, at approximately 83.40. Historically, unilateral intervention has not worked, but …

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September 16, 2010
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Looking to Buy USD/JPY; No Signal Just Yet – DailyFx

There is no signal just yet, but I like the idea of looking to buy the pair somewhere down here by multi-year lows. There has been a tremendous degree of concern over the strength of the Yen and this in …

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August 20, 2010
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Riskier Currencies on Top Following Market Opening – CountingPips.com

Riskier currencies like the EUR and U.K. pound made significant gains against both the Yen and U.S. Dollar in overnight trading, as the markets prepare for a heavy trading week. Traders will want to pay …

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August 2, 2010
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Here we go again – Seekingalpha.com

Risk assets plunged today, with Nikkei futures seeing a 250 point drop Thursday overnight, as the Yen was bid heavily across all pairs, with funds flocked to safe haven and carry trades reversing course. Several …

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July 21, 2010
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FOREX-Dollar under water, falls towards 7-mth low vs yen – ninemsn

TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) – The dollar weakened on Friday, crawling towards a seven-month trough against the yen after a series of U.S. data this week underscored a slackening in the economy’s recovery. Market players …

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July 16, 2010
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Dollar and yen defensive after euro surge – Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was on the back foot against the euro and slipped against the Aussie on Friday after a big euro short squeeze ahead of U.S. jobs data, while the yen lost ground all round as the squeeze …

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July 2, 2010
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Dollar and yen defensive after euro surge – Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was on the back foot against the euro and slipped against the Aussie on Friday after a big euro short squeeze ahead of U.S. jobs data, while the yen lost ground all round as the squeeze …

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July 2, 2010
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Euro and Aussie edge up but yen and Swissie still strong – Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) – The euro and Australian dollar edged up against the yen but stayed near recent lows on Wednesday, after a heavy round of leveraged trade unwinding, while the euro was also within range of a record low …

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June 30, 2010