Sentences with phrase «risk against the yen»

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«There is a bit of a risk - off undertone to markets here,» said Shaun Osborne, currency strategist at Scotia Bank in Toronto, referring to the yen's performance against the greenback.

Elsewhere in forex markets, it's a relatively calm day, with a slight correction in the risk - off trade that we have been monitoring for weeks, as the yen is a tad lower today against all of its major peers, while the Dollar couldn't gain on risk - on currencies, despite the equity weakness.

Elsewhere the Japanese Yen slipped 0.06 % to ¥ 109.11 against the Dollar at the time of writing, easing geo - political risk and better than expected PMI numbers out of China supporting market risk appetite through the session, leading to a pullback in demand for the safe havens.

Improved risk sentiment failed to deter the yen on Thursday, as its rally against the dollar deepened in the wake of stronger than expected U.S. inflation...

The trading week started quite favorably for the yen since it gapped higher against everything except the safe - haven Swissy, thanks to news over the weekend that North Korea successfully tested a hydrogen bomb and was planning another missile test, which naturally caused risk aversion to really ramp up.

All risk - on currencies were under pressure, even as the Dollar rise paused against the Euro, with the Japanese Yen turning out to be the winner of the day.