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JPY is very weak on the day
- This follows Trump slamming Japan with 25% tariffs, albeit extending the deadline to August 1
Japan PM Ishiba: No tariff deal because Japan kept defending what needs to be defended
- Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba says he is not backing down
Japan May real wages fell the most in 2 years
- Japan wages data, May 2025 - real wages fall sharply in May despite record union pay hikes
Japan's top trade negotiator Akazawa, held two intense phone talks with Lutnick
- On Thursday last week, then again on Saturday
USDJPY Technical Analysis – The positive NFP report wasn’t enough for the USD
- The USDJPY pair rose back above a key price area following the good NFP report. What’s next?
Yen adding on a few points after the spectacular beat for Japan household spending data
- Admittedly its data from May, but still, the results are strong
Japan data - May household spending +4.7% y/y (expected +1.2%, prior -0.1%)
- Japan spending data for May 2025
Japan's largest union group Rengo sees final average wage hike of 5.25% this fiscal year
- That is revised down from 5.40% in the second-round data
Japan final Services PMI for June 2025 51.7 (prior 51.0)
- Japan Jibun bank PMI
USDJPY Technical Analysis – The greenback gets a relief from positive data
- The USDJPY pair bounces near the lower bound of the range as the market continues to wait for the US NFP and CPI data
BoJ's Masu: Don't have any strong disagreement that underlying inflation still short of 2%
- He's the new BoJ board member
Japan Hayashi: Japan won’t do anything to sacrifice agriculture sector in U.S. trade talks
- Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi
BOJ official: No clear voices from firms citing impact of U.S. trade policy on capex plans
- Bank of Japan official after the Tankan report
USD/JPY slips under 143.60 after the Bank of Japan Tankan report
- The report was, on balance, a little better than expected. Yen has gained, the hapless US dollar falling further
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