Japan Capacity Utilization MoM
Capacity utilization in Japan is defined as the quantity of production divided by the quantity of available production capacity, and it is used to indicate the status of operations for various facilities in the manufacturing industry. Although it does not measure the absolute amount of capacity utilization, it does measure the relative level of capacity usage as compared to the baseline year.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the JPY while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the JPY.
Forex Sentiment (JPY)
| Symbol | Community Trend (Shorts vs Longs) | Symbol Popularity | Avg. Short Price / Distance From Price | Avg. Long Price / Distance From Price | Current Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USDJPY |
|
|
149.6276 -595 pips |
153.6660 +191 pips |
155.573 | |
| GBPJPY |
|
|
186.9134 -720 pips |
193.6609 +45 pips |
194.112 | |
| EURJPY |
|
|
163.3405 -377 pips |
165.7160 +139 pips |
167.106 | |
| AUDJPY |
|
|
97.7560 -428 pips |
101.8567 +18 pips |
102.041 | |
| CADJPY |
|
|
110.8420 -222 pips |
112.8636 +20 pips |
113.067 | |
| NZDJPY |
|
|
91.8717 -123 pips |
92.9871 +11 pips |
93.100 | |
| CHFJPY |
|
|
160.4815 -1058 pips |
170.3183 +75 pips |
171.066 | |
| SGDJPY |
|
|
112.5070 -217 pips |
114.8355 -16 pips |
114.679 | |
| NOKJPY |
|
|
0 -1420 pips |
14.0870 +12 pips |
14.204 | |
| ZARJPY |
|
|
7.9700 -36 pips |
8.0178 +31 pips |
8.329 |
News (JPY)
Japan Services Sector Accelerates In April - Jibun
The services sector in Japan continued to expand in April, and at a faster pace, the latest survey from Jibun Bank revealed on Tuesday with a services PMI score of 54.3.
RTTNews | 1 day ago
Japan Monetary Base Climbs 2.1% On Year In April
The monetary base in Japan was up 2.1 percent on year in April, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday - coming in at 689.896 trillion yen.
RTTNews | 6 days ago
BoJ Minutes: Appropriate To Raise Interest Rates
Members of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Board said that the bank's inflation target of 2 percent was in sight, minutes from the central bank's March 18-19 meeting revealed on Thursday.
RTTNews | 6 days ago
