Japan’s economy minister, Minoru Kiuchi, said during Friday’s European trading session that the government will not interfere in Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) decisions on monetary policy.
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Market reaction
USD/JPY recovers its early losses during European trading hours, turns flat around 155.00. However, the recovery move appears to be driven by a decent rebound in the US Dollar.
Japanese Yen Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Japanese Yen (JPY) against listed major currencies today. Japanese Yen was the weakest against the Australian Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.05% | -0.09% | 0.02% | -0.09% | -0.34% | -0.19% | -0.10% | |
| EUR | 0.05% | -0.04% | 0.05% | -0.04% | -0.29% | -0.14% | -0.05% | |
| GBP | 0.09% | 0.04% | 0.08% | 0.00% | -0.26% | -0.10% | -0.01% | |
| JPY | -0.02% | -0.05% | -0.08% | -0.08% | -0.34% | -0.21% | -0.10% | |
| CAD | 0.09% | 0.04% | -0.00% | 0.08% | -0.26% | -0.12% | -0.01% | |
| AUD | 0.34% | 0.29% | 0.26% | 0.34% | 0.26% | 0.15% | 0.25% | |
| NZD | 0.19% | 0.14% | 0.10% | 0.21% | 0.12% | -0.15% | 0.09% | |
| CHF | 0.10% | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.00% | -0.25% | -0.09% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Japanese Yen from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent JPY (base)/USD (quote).
Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/japans-kiuchi-hopes-boj-to-work-in-line-with-governments-principals-202512051053
