USDJPY - Japanese Yen Exchange rate

The USDJPY spot exchange rate depreciated 1.7850 or 2.19 percent during the last 30 days. The USDJPY spot exchange rate specifies how much one currency, the USD, is currently worth in terms of the other, the JPY. While the USDJPY spot exchange rate is quoted and exchanged in the same day, the USDJPY forward rate is quoted today but for delivery and payment on a specific future date. This page includes a chart with historical data for USDJPY - Japanese Yen Exchange rate.

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An exchange rate is the current market price for which one currency can be exchanged for another. For instance, if the Euro exchange rate for the United States Dollar stands at 1.3, this means that 1 euro can be exchanged for 1.3 U.S. dollars. Because exchange rates play such an important role in a country's competiveness level, currency exchange rates are among the most analysed and forecasted indicators in the world. The exchange rate is determined by the level of supply and demand on the international markets. However, changes in foreign exchange market rates are often difficult to understand and to predict because the market is very large and volatile. In fact, the currency markets are the most liquid in the world with a daily turnover of close to $2 trillion, which compares to $500 billion for the US government bond market and $70 billion on the New York Stock Exchange.

JAPAN NEWS

Japan Annual Inflation Rate Down to 0.4% in April
Published: 5/25/2012 12:11:48 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Ministry of Finance Japan
The consumer price index for Japan in April 2012 was 100.4(2010=100), up 0.1% from the previous month, and up 0.4% over the year.

Japan's Trade Deficit Widens in April
Published: 5/23/2012 1:18:40 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Ministry of Finance Japan
Japan posted a larger-than-expected trade deficit in April, widening from shortfalls in the previous month and a year earlier as exports of steel and plastic declined on reduced demand from China and imports of fossil fuels increased.

Bank of Japan Keeps Monetary Policy Unchanged
Published: 5/23/2012 12:57:08 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Bank of Japan
At the Monetary Policy Meeting held on May 23rd, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by a unanimous vote, to keep the uncollateralized overnight call rate at around 0 to 0.1 percent.

Japanese GDP Grows 1% in Q1
Published: 5/17/2012 11:20:34 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, Cabinet Office
Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.0 percent in January-March from the previous quarter after a revised 0.0 percent result for October-December last year. The recovery was mostly due to solid consumer spending, post-quake rebuilding and rising exports.

Japan Reports Trade Deficit in March
Published: 4/19/2012 11:32:08 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, Ministry of Finance Japan
Japan swung back into a trade deficit in March as a steady rise in energy imports outweighed a rebound in automobile exports after last year's flooding in Thailand.

Bank of Japan Holds off Easing Measures
Published: 4/10/2012 11:08:43 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, Bank of Japan
At the Monetary Policy Meeting held on April 10th, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided to encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 0 to 0.1 percent.

Japan Reports Trade Surplus in February
Published: 3/22/2012 11:23:41 AM By: TradingEconomics.com
Japan posted a ¥32.9 billion trade surplus in February after four-straight months in deficit, the Ministry of Finance said on March 22nd, boding well for an economy that needs a boost from international trade to solidify its still-fragile recovery.

Bank of Japan Adds New Loan Program
Published: 3/13/2012 6:53:42 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan left on March 13th its key monetary policy unchanged to check the effects of last month's easing steps, but decided to expand a loan program to ¥5.5trn for potentially high-growth sectors in a bid to stimulate the economy.

Japan Annual Inflation Rate Up 0.1% in January
Published: 3/2/2012 12:14:45 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Statistics Japan
The consumer price index for Japan in January 2012 was 99.6(2010=100), up 0.2% from the previous month, and up 0.1% over the year.

Japan Unemployment Rate up to 4.6% in January
Published: 3/2/2012 12:10:30 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent in January from a downwardly revised 4.5 percent in December, with the data pointing to already employed people seeking higher-paid positions.

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