The Japanese are notorious for not spending money, but hey, lets make everything more expensive. And just like when Abe, suggested companies give their employees wages increases, did it happen? Nope. Not really been proper wage increases for 30 ...

Japan's Suzuki : Weak yen is bad when rising costs of raw materials can't be passed onto prices

Mate, honestly. I don't know if anyone else here lives in Japan, I do, and it takes abso-bloody-lutely forever for management, government to make decisions. Endless meetings, and hand-wringing.

Japan's Suzuki : Weak yen is bad when rising costs of raw materials can't be passed onto prices

He must just sit at his big desk all day doing absolutely nothing. Same thing over and over again

BoJ’s Kuroda: Will Maintain Ultra-Loose Policy To Stably Achieve 2% Inflation Target,...

BOJ, expert currency manipulators.

BoJ’s Kuroda: Will Maintain Ultra-Loose Policy To Stably Achieve 2% Inflation Target,...

How did negative news send GBP higher? Should it not have been the other way around? Confused me a little.

Lavrov: Ukraine presented new proposals today, which were different from Istanbul ones - IFX

So 130 is their line in sand then? Devalue your currency even further with your announcement this morning, Inflate the profits of Japanese companies overseas, screw over people here in japan. Thanks, BOJ

Japan's Sakakibara: Current weak yen positive for economy, further weakening beyond 130 would...

Will that be cancelling all of the JGBs the BOJ are planning on buying?

Japan PM Kishida: Will Order Drafting Emergency Countermeasures For Rising Oil, Goods Prices...

Thanks for that, mate. Much appreciated.

BoJ offers to purchase an unlimited amount of 10-year JGBs at 0.25%

I don't know enough about the relationship of bonds to currency, but with this purchase, or potential purchase, will that add strength to the yen? At least in the short term?

BoJ offers to purchase an unlimited amount of 10-year JGBs at 0.25%

That didn't last long

GBPJPY eases from 6-year high; rally may be losing steam

That's a fair point, I can obviously see it has been weak for quite a while, but today is ridiculous. 250 pips so far today. Not been this high in 6 years. I think my point still stands.

Yen drops to 120 per US Dollar for first time since Feb. 2016

what the hell is going on today? Yen is getting absolutely trashed!

Yen drops to 120 per US Dollar for first time since Feb. 2016

JPY is getting absolutely hammered! what is going on?! Has Japan p*ssed someone off?!

EURJPY boosts bullish bias with push beyond 132 mark

not experienced enough to be sure, but if the FED do raise rates, is that a risk on or risk off type scenario for things like GBP? USD would go up I assume.

Whispers Of An Emergency Fed Rate Hike As Soon As Tomorrow

Have been waiting for this rate increase for what feels like an eternity. It comes, GBP/JPY spikes, the trade I am in, and now fallen just as fast. Still a novice, but is this just people taking their profits?

BoE's Pill: Asked About More Rate Hikes To Come, Says I Think That’s True – CNBC

I think this pair is actually out to get me. Just can't get a handle on it. Maybe I just need to get out of this game.

GBP/JPY rangebound within 153.50-154.00ish parameters, though pennant breakout on the cards

Let's hope so.

Money and Credit - August 2021

Will anything lift this pair? New to trading GBP/JPY and when it crashed holy smokes does it crash. Got creamed yesterday.

GBP/JPY Price Analysis: Off weekly bottom to regain 151.00 but bears not out of woods