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Japan's economy shrank by 1.6% in the final quarter of 2019 courtesy of the Government's decision to hike sales taxes, the decline that was far greater than the -1.0% decline markets had been expecting and adds weight to calls for authorities to intervene. Any intervention could meanwhile have repercussions for Yen direction in 2020.
February 17,2020
The safe-haven currencies of the Swiss Franc and Japanese Yen are two of the major under performers on global markets on Tuesday as fears over the coronavirus outbreak fade.
February 4,2020
Japan's MUFG says the Japanese Yen is likely to remain under pressure against the U.S. Dollar, in part driven by the desire of Japan's investors to seek out global opportunities.
January 21,2020
The USD/JPY rate was only fraction higher on Friday but has scope for plentiful gains up ahead and the upside could grow if a possible shift in asset allocation at Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) does materialise, according to analysts at MUFG.
January 19,2020
The Japanese Yen is vying with the British Pound for the title of worst-performing major currency amidst a broadband pickup in global investor sentiment that creates the conditions that tends to disadvantage this safe-haven currency.
January 13,2020
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