Why is the yen getting stronger? Scratching my head here. Is there a black hole somewhere that I don't know about?
Well if thta's the case WTF is the japanese goverment doing then? If that was me -- I'd be selling the shit out of it. Why havn't they stepped back in?
I'm not sure I understand this... The Japanese weakened the yen overnight, which made the dollar take a dive... shouldn't the dollar strengthen when the yen is weaker?
China is selling relentlessly - yes. Don´t forget about "yuan policy" pressure, too. http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ad6dy8RVp9B0
* Euro (EUR), 57.6% weight * Pound sterling (GBP), 11.9% weight * Canadian dollar (CAD), 9.1% weight * Swedish krona (SEK), 4.2% weight and * Swiss franc (CHF) 3.6% weight. * Japanese Yen (JPY) 13.6% weight. As you can see Yen being only 13% of basket total will only play a big part when it weakens substantially. It was Euro & other currencies that rallied & made DX slip.
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I was just wondering how many traders were going long the U/J. That sounds a very bad news for the U/J bulls. Is the source reliable