19

Feb

USD/JPY and US Stocks: Why are they Moving in Different Directions?

Posted by Kathy Lien  Published in 2009 japanese yen, 2009 japanese yen forecast, forex blog, usd/jpy
In my Daily Currency Focus on FX360, I talked about Why USD/JPY and Equities are Decoupling. Lower Volatility is Driving USD/JPY Higher When equities and USD/JPY are moving in different directions, we like to look at the commodity and Treasury markets for more clarity on investor sentiment. Interestingly enough, gold prices have [...]
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30

Jan

A Turn in USD/JPY?

Posted by Kathy Lien  Published in 2009 japanese yen forecast, VIX, forex blog, usd/jpy
There are many reasons to believe that USD/JPY will head lower in the coming months, most of which centers around the weak US and global economic outlook. However there is one reason why we could see a turn and that is the correlation between USD/JPY and the VIX (which measures the volatility in the equity [...]
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23

Jan

Talk of BoJ Intervention Keeps USD/JPY Above Water

Posted by Kathy Lien  Published in 2009 japanese yen, 2009 japanese yen forecast, Japanese Yen, Yen Intervention, boj intervention, forex blog
This morning, I published an article about how talk of BoJ intervention is keeping USD/JPY above water: There is a lot of talk this morning that the Bank of Japan is checking currency rates. The Japanese Yen has continued to rise over the past 24 hours and by checking rates, the central bank is keeping [...]
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