Tag: USD/JPY

Moscow Exchange MOEX
October 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

GBP/USD and USD/JPY FX options begin trading on MOEX

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) just announced that as of 2 October 2017, options on GBP/USD and USD/JPY FX futures contracts have begun trading on the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market. Only one quarterly option series will be traded at any single time. Options will expire on the third Wednesday in March, June, September and December, with the…

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US oil index is prime
April 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Oil price slide set to weigh on European open

UK markets saw a rather divergent performance yesterday with the FTSE100 slipping back and in the process dropping into negative territory for the year, while the FTSE250 rebounded strongly after its losses on Tuesday. The following post is courtesy of CMC Markets. While the recent rally in the pound may well be a factor in the…

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February 09, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

How low can the USDJPY go?

John Hardy, Head of FX Strategy at Saxo Bank, takes a look the plunging USDJPY, as investors flee Japanese stocks and the BoJ's failure to contain yen raises doubts on stimulus efficacy. [divide] USDJPY punched down through 116.00 in early US hours yesterday as US equities followed up the ugly European session with heavy selling in…

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December 13, 2014 BY LeapRate Staff

Japan election Sunday sends Yen trading volumes into overdrive

LeapRate has learned from a variety of sources that Japanese Yen trading volumes have spiked the past two weeks, ahead of Japanese general elections tomorrow. Yen volatility over that period, despite the election's predictable outcome, seems to support what we've heard. This of course follows two near-record months for some of Japan's leading retail forex…

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December 12, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Nadex officially adds 5 minute expiries next week on select FX pairs and amends its settlement price policy

Nadex, the American regulated binary options exchange has some new things being implemented next week. One, 5 minute expiries on major currency pairs will be introduced following submission and acceptance from the CFTC. Second, the binary options exchange will amend how it calculates official expiration rates. You can read the official notices from Nadex below:…

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November 10, 2014 BY Mike Fox

Swissquote Daily Technical Report: USD/JPY - Challenging its support at 114.06

In Swissquote’s Monday short term technical trading report, the research team outlines the major technical levels of popular currency instruments with forecasts, below is the outline for USD/JPY and AUD/USD. To view and download the entire report, click here (PDF). USD/JPY: Challenging its support at 114.06 • USD/JPY has failed to break the hourly resistance at 115.52 (06/11/2014…

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