tag archive - ‘USD/JPY’

iFOREX Daily-May 23, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:45 | 23/05/13

The U.S. Dollar rallied against the majority of its peers after the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, testified before Congress. Mr. Bernanke stated that the central bank may scale back on the monthly asset purchases provided policy makers are confident ...

iFOREX Daily-May 21, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:35 | 21/05/13

The U.S. Dollar weakened against most of the majors, including the Yen, after Japan’s Economy Minister, Akira Amari, stated that further declines in the currency could have a negative impact on the country’s economy. Demand for the greenback remained low ...

iFOREX Daily-May 20, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 06:55 | 20/05/13

Friday’s economic reports indicated that U.S. Consumer Sentiment climbed to the highest level since 2007 while the index of Leading Indicators more than doubled economists’ forecasts, two factors that caused the U.S. Dollar to rally versus the majority of its ...

iFOREX Daily-May 17, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:55 | 17/05/13

The U.S. Dollar weakened against the Euro and the Yen on disappointing economic reports which dampened speculation that the Federal Reserve may slow its asset purchasing in the near future. The data released surprised market investors yet again, and prompted ...

iFOREX Daily-May 16, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:26 | 16/05/13

The U.S. Dollar rallied to nine-month highs versus most of the majors, but struggled to retain its strength following a flurry of disappointing economic data. Official metrics showed that Manufacturing slowed down and Industrial output declined. Other releases showed that ...

iFOREX Daily-May 13, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 08:21 | 13/05/13

The U.S. Dollar traded at five-week highs against six of the majors on Friday following the release of positive economic reports indicating that fewer individuals than expected filed for Unemployment Benefits during the prior week. According to official figures, Jobless ...

iFOREX Daily-May 3, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:50 | 03/05/13

The U.S. Dollar gained the most in close to two and a half weeks against the Yen and rallied versus the majority of its peers on reports which showed that the number of individuals who filed for Unemployment Benefits fell ...

iFOREX Daily-May 1st, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:16 | 01/05/13

The U.S. Dollar fell against the majority of its peers after data revealed that Business Activity in the world’s biggest economy declined for the first time in over three years amid speculation the Federal Reserve will maintain the current bond-purchasing ...

iFOREX Daily- April 26, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 07:55 | 26/04/13

The U.S. Dollar weakened against the majority of its peers as risk appetite improved in the market following Labor Department releases which showed that the number of individuals applying for Unemployment Benefits declined by 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 339,000 ...

iFOREX Daily-April 25, 2013

Sophie J. Fletcher | 06:51 | 25/04/13

The U.S. Dollar traded mixed but fell against the Yen following the release of weak Commerce Department metrics which showed that Orders for Durable Goods dropped more than predicted. According to the figures, they fell by the most in over ...