Japanese Yen finally lands a punch while Tokyo’s silence does the talking
The post Japanese Yen finally lands a punch while Tokyo’s silence does the talking appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Dollar-Yen eases about a tenth of a percent on Thursday, changing hands just below 162.50 after fading from the four-decade highs printed earlier in the week. Down sessions have been collector’s items since the May low, and this one arrives on a tape built for Dollar strength: firm American jobless claims, hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) commentary, and a fresh war premium in Crude Oil after a second night of United States strikes on Iran. A rally that stopped responding to its own fuel Thursday handed the Dollar everything it usually wants, starting with Initial Jobless Claims printing 215K at 12:30 GMT against a 218K consensus. A voting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) member delivered remarks rated firmly hawkish at 13:00 GMT, another speaks at 17:30 GMT, and American forces struck roughly 90 targets across Iran overnight after Tehran attacked commercial shipping