The dollar/yen fell to the mid-147 range on reports of a proposal to suspend the monthly米雇用統計の公表停止提案
【8/12Market Overview
In Tokyo time, with the Nikkei stock average hitting a record-high and expectations of dollar buying by domestic traders after the holiday, the dollar/yen rose past the previous high148.25 yen to rise to148.45yen. In European trading, the dollar/yen remained in light trading in the early 148s ahead of the U.S.CPI release.148yen zone showed little movement.NYtime, dollar/yen rose ahead of the U.S.CPI release148.52yen was reached.7月 (Consumer Price Index) rose0.2% (forecast0.2%) and year-on-year was2.7% (forecast2.8%),7月 core index rose0.3% (forecast0.3% and year-on-year was3.1% (forecast3.0%),yen,148.44yen, trading in a narrow range aroundyen with a seesaw move. Later, (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) reported that the next head of the agency, EJ Antony, proposed pausing the monthly employment report publication, leading to broad dollar selling and sending the dollar/yen toyen.
【8/13Market Outlook