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• Forex: GBP/JPY finds support at 125.60
  FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - After testing yesterday highs at 126.60 during the European morning, GBP/USD has been trading lower in the last hours to price below 126.00 frontier in a 100 pips down movement which has drive the pair to find support at 125.60.
  FXStreet.com
• FX OPTIONS: USD/JPY vols and skew underpinned
  USD/JPY topside covering has been underpinning implied vols and the JPY put bias on the risk reversal skew again today, with the breach of 80.00-80.25 barriers on route to test those at 80.40 driving demand. A fair bit of Friday 80 demand noted in the mid ...
  FXStreet.com
• GBP/JPY Classical Technical Report 02.21
  GBP/JPY: The cross continues to show evidence of the formation of a meaningful base, with the recent break back above 122.05 confirming a higher low by 119.60 and opening a fresh upside extension. Next key resistance comes in by the October ...
  DailyFx
• USD/JPY Gains Limited So Far This Week
  On Monday Dollar/Yen traded within 60 pip range. The currency couple appreciated from 79.26 to 79.89 yesterday, not matching the very negative Interbank sentiment at bellow -64%, closing the day at 79.61. This morning the Dollar is trading ...
  International Business Times
• AUD/JPY Gartley Forms Under 86.30 Resistance
  The Gartley trading pattern is a complex harmonic charting setup using Fibonacci Retracements, geared to finding reversals. The gartley is considered harmonic, because it looks for multiple fib retracements from various points on our graph to line up at ...
  Investors Business Daily
• RESEARCH: Buy CAD/JPY
  -CAD/JPY has travelled a fair distance since the start of the year, boosted by the pro-risk environment (rising SPX), better US economic data, and more recently by the announcement of further JGB buying from the BoJ. -A correction may seem overdue but ...
  ForexTV.com
• JPY Continues to Weaken
  The Japanese yen continues its downward stumble against several currencies, including the USD and EUR. In light of the Bank of Japan's decision to inject millions of yen into the economy last week, the currency is now experiencing exactly what the BoJ had ...
  NASDAQ
• USD/JPY Classical Technical Report 02.16
  USD/JPY:The market has broken back above the 200-Day SMA for the first time in several months, while also managing to break to fresh 2012 highs beyond 78.30. Next key resistance comes in by the October highs at 79.55 and we look for a test of ...
  DailyFx
• USD/JPY Breaking Key Resistance after BoJ Expands Asset Purchase Program
  The Japanese Yen slid after the BoJ announced an increase to the asset purchase program, which translates to expansion of QE (printing more money). "The Bank increases the total size of the Asset Purchase Program by about 10 trillion yen,from ...
  Int'l Business Times
• Carnage in Japan's Electronics Industry: Is the Unthinkable now Thinkable?
  The real question now is whether such a disaster is inevitable. In the year ending March 31, 2012 Sony (NYSE:SNE ) is expecting to lose JPY 220 billion (USD  2.9 billion  ).    This follows losses in the FY 2011 of  JPY 260 billion (USD 3.2 billion). 
  Forbes
• BoJ Enhances Monetary Easing; Sets Near-Term Price Target
  (RTTNews.com) - The Bank of Japan unexpectedly eased monetary policy on Tuesday by increasing the size of its asset purchase by JPY 10 trillion to JPY 30 trillion, after the economy contracted more than expected in the fourth quarter. At the ...
  NASDAQ
• USD/JPY Tests the 200-day Average!
  USD/JPY is testing the 200-day average for the first time in several months. The move follows last week’s sharp rebound which was triggered by a bullish DeMark™ signal from oversold conditions (see bottom intraday chart). Our view remains bullish, as ...
  Safe Haven
• USD/JPY Holds Above The 200-day Average For First Time In Several Months
  USD/JPY is holding above the 200-day average for the first time in several months. The move follows last week’s sharp rebound which was triggered by a bullish DeMark™ signal from oversold conditions (see bottom intraday chart). Our view remains bullish ...
  Safe Haven
• Snapshot of TOSHIBA CORP (6502)
  For the quarter, the company reported net sales of JPY 1,441.4 billion, operating income of JPY 10.6 billion, loss from continuing operations, before income taxes and non-controlling interests of JPY 9.7 billion and net loss attributable to shareholders of ...
  Businessweek
• Buy USD/JPY on rising Treasury yields
  When the world is improving, the most straight-forward trade is to buy USD/JPY. So far, 2012 has been a good-news year. US economic data has roundly beat expectations, including signs of life in the jobs market. The European crisis isn’t over but it’s ...
  The Business Insider