The most active trading sessions for the USD/JPY take place in Tokyo, London and New York. Day traders look mostly to the London and New York sessions but those trading wishing to trade on the Asian markets can do so between 2400 GMT - 0900 GMT.
USD/JPY has traditionally been the most politically sensitive currency pair, with successive U.S. governments using the exchange rate as a lever in trade negotiations with Japan. For day-to-day trading, the most significant feature of USD/JPY is the heavy influence exerted by Japanese institutional investors and asset managers.
The USD/JPY has recently dipped below 101.00. Read the Daily Forex USD to Japanese Yen forecast and get access to the most up-to-date statistics, analyses and economic events regarding the USD/JPY.
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The Japanese yen has strengthened quite a bit against the US dollar during trading on Monday, as traders brought the pair back towards the 200 day EMA.
The US dollar has rallied significantly during the trading session on Friday, as it is a continuation towards the ¥110 level, which is a large, round, psychologically significant figure.
The US dollar has rallied a bit against the Japanese yen during the trading session on Thursday, breaking above the ¥109 level.
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Besides risk appetite, there were better than expected results for the US economic figures, which motivated the USD/JPY in completing the bullish path
The US dollar rallied a bit after initially pulling back on Wednesday against the Japanese yen.
The US dollar has exploded to the upside during the trading session on Tuesday against the Japanese yen, slicing through the tight range that we have been in for some time.
The US dollar continues to go back and forth, doing almost nothing at the 50 day EMA against the Japanese yen.
The US dollar initially fell during the trading session on Friday to reach down towards the ¥107 level.
The US dollar initially tried to rally during the day on Thursday but found resistance in the same area that it has more than once, as the ¥108 level continues to be very resilient.
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The greenback has gone back and forth against the Japanese yen during the trading session on Wednesday as we continue to see the 50 day EMA come into play and cause a lot of back and forth.
The US dollar has done almost nothing during the trading session on Tuesday, initially trying to rally before breaking back down.
The US dollar went sideways against the Japanese yen during the trading session on Monday, which of course was Memorial Day in the United States
Despite new Covid-19 infections surging across the globe, financial markets remain disconnected from fundamentals.
The US dollar continues to chop back and forth against Japanese yen, essentially putting the trading public to sleep.
The US dollar rallied a bit during the trading session on Thursday, reaching towards the ¥108 level above before pulling back.