Tag: Yen

Investors Try to Satisfy Their “Yen” for Safety

The yen closed Friday with its biggest weekly gains in more than a month against the euro and...

Undervalued Currencies & The Big Mac Index in 2014

The “Big Mac Index” provides a tongue-in-cheek but surprisingly useful way of measuring purchasing power parity, the relative...

[dice with euro, pound, yen, and dollar symbols]

Dollar Falls against Yen on Weak Jobs Data

The markets are fully feeling the impact of last Friday's disappointing jobs data, as today the U.S. dollar...

U.S. Dollar Hits Best Daily Gain in Five Months

Thanks to good economic data, including high U.S. factory activity, which raised speculation that the Federal Reserve will...

[Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe]

China, South Korea Officials Alarmed as Yen Slide Threatens Exporters

Government officials from China and South Korea warned Monday that the rapidly falling yen may hurt their exporters.

[Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe]

New Japanese Small-Cap ETF Fund Is Promising

Take advantage of Abenomics and the Bank of Japan’s plan to create inflationary, yen-weakening pressures in the Japanese...

[European Central Bank]

Euro Hits High Marks against Yen, Dollar

Germany's two major political parties have formed a grand coalition deal, boosting the euro to its best position...

[dollar bills]

Dollar, yen fall; China helps growth-linked currencies

The dollar and the yen fell this morning against growth-linked currencies which drew support from higher stock markets...

Safe-Haven Yen Rises against the Dollar

The yen’s liquidity makes it an attractive safe-haven currency for investors. Indeed, the dollar fell today 0.1%, to...

Dollar Posts Four-Year High against Yen; Market Gains May Momentum

Dollar Posts Four-Year High against Yen… (Reuters) Last week’s U.S. non-farm unemployment report has evolved into the Swiss...