USDJPY Exchange Rate

The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday.

The M2 money stock in Japan was up 2.3 percent on year in November, the Bank of Japan said on Monday - coming in at 1,239.9 trillion yen.

A report released by the University of Michigan on Friday showed a significantly bigger than expected improvement in U.S. consumer sentiment in the month of December. The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index surged to 69.4 in December from 61.3 in November. Economists had expected the index to inch up to 62.0.

The U.S. dollar firmed against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday, as stronger-than-expected jobs data for November tempered expectations for early interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

The US Dollar staged a robust rebound on stellar employment figures, with Nonfarm Payrolls exceeding expectations at 199K and the unemployment rate declining to 3.70%. This unexpected strength sparked optimism about the economic trajectory and fueled uncertainties regarding future Federal Reserve decisions.

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Luca Santos, Technical Analyst at ACY Securities, brings breaking news in the trading world regarding the sudden plummet of USD/JPY. In a rapid 100-pip downward movement observed overnight, Santos delves into the underlying reasons behind this significant decline.

The Dollar plummeted against the Japanese Yen to 143.45 in late New York after the Bank of Japan signaled that it would scrap its negative interest rate regime this month. The Japanese currency strengthened against all Rivals but most against the US Dollar. A popular gauge of the Greenback’s value against a basket of 6 major currencies, the Dollar Index (DXY) fell to 103.55 from 104.05 yesterday.