Japanese Yen Breaks Past 100 per Dollar
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
The Japanese yen demonstrated a breakthrough growth against almost all major currencies today as the stocks tumbled globally and traders sought the «safe haven» assets.
The Japanese yen demonstrated a breakthrough growth against almost all major currencies today as the stocks tumbled globally and traders sought the «safe haven» assets.
The Japanese yen fell today against the other major currencies on Forex after the central bank of the developed countries said that they will act together to provide the necessary liquidity to the global financial system.
The Japanese yen rose to the new monthly and yearly maximum against the other major currencies traded on Forex today as the situation with the financial crisis worsened significantly through the weekend and Monday and the traders expect no improvement in the near future.
The Japanese yen continued to grow against the major currencies today as the early stock market trading shows no sign of the optimism that was expected from the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bailout.
The Japanese yen showed a record fast growth against the major currencies this week as the stock markets declined worldwide and investors favored the low-risk assets in Japan, spurring the currency conversion process.
The Japanese yen fell from its more than two weeks maximum against the U.S. dollar today as the Japanese investors sought to buy foreign assets after their currency advanced so much yesterday.
The Japanese yen rose to its two-week high level against the euro and one-week against the Great Britain pound today as the stock markets tumbled yesterday in U.S. and continued to fall in Asia today.
The Japanese yen gained against the euro and other currencies on the Forex market today, making this week the first bullish one since May, as the stock markets declined world-wide spurring sell-off on the carry trade market.
The U.S. dollar fell against the Japanese yen today for a second day as the global financial markets expected the U.S. banks to report further losses and decrease the attractiveness of the world’s largest economy.
The Japanese yen rose against all other major currencies today on Forex as the stock markets declined in Asia and Europe, while the investors became concerned about more losses from the mortgage crisis worldwide.