Bank of Japan

"Conserving Ammunition" seems to be the watchword going into the BOJ's interest rate decision, which we are expecting later tonight. There had been some talk that they might cut rates in line with the global race to the bottom. However,… Read More

The BOJ meeting is now behind us. So it's back to reviewing data and the market reaction to the fundamental drivers behind the yen. Coming up next, we have inflation data from Japan which is is the last major data we will see over the… Read More

We're kicking off a really busy day for the markets in Japan! We have a host of key economic events coming out. And Wednesday and Thursday concentrate the bulk of Japanese corporate earnings. After Friday, we could have a pretty good… Read More

We have a few important data points coming up over the next couple of days that could move JPY. Chief among them is retail sales and employment data. It's only been a week since the last BOJ meeting, so data has a stronger impact on the… Read More

Overnight we have the most important economic event of the month for the yen! It's not the interest rate decision, but rather the monetary policy statement and particularly, the press conference that comes after it. Usually, we see quite… Read More

The markets open to a short trading week with most of the trading closed in Europe and the United States. Despite a short week, there is no shortage of fundamentals that will likely shape the outcome of the currency markets this week.… Read More

While most of the world is taking an extended weekend, Japan is still hard at work on Friday. And we have the release of some key data as well. With Europe and the Americas closed for the holiday, most major traders are also away from… Read More

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy unchanged at its February meeting held yesterday. While the decision was broadly expected, the market was somewhat taken back by the dovish shift in the BOJ’s commentary. In the statement issued… Read More

Economic data for the week ahead will remain somewhat quiet with only the Bank of Japan due to hold its monetary policy meeting on Friday. On the data front, the U.S. retail sales, producer prices index and inflation data, some of which… Read More

During the upcoming Asian session, market moves are likely to shift around the Japanese yen, as we have a fresh serving of key macro data coming out. Three inflation data points will be released at the same time. They are expected to get… Read More