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Euro / Japanese Yen

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About EUR/JPY

EUR/JPY combines a higher-yielding euro with the low-yielding yen, so it is widely watched as a gauge of risk appetite and carry-trade positioning. It can fall quickly when markets turn defensive.

Also known as: euro yen, yuppy

What moves EUR/JPY

  • European Central Bank decisions and euro area inflation
  • Growth data and business surveys from Germany and the wider euro area
  • Bank of Japan policy and the gap between Japanese and overseas interest rates
  • Intervention by Japan's Ministry of Finance to support or weaken the yen
  • Risk sentiment: the yen often strengthens when global markets fall

When EUR/JPY trades

Currency pairs trade around the clock from 17:00 New York time on Sunday to 17:00 on Friday. Cross pairs are usually most active when the sessions of both currencies are open. Check which centres are open on the market sessions clock, and upcoming releases on the economic calendar.

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What moves EUR/JPY?

European Central Bank decisions and euro area inflation; Growth data and business surveys from Germany and the wider euro area; Bank of Japan policy and the gap between Japanese and overseas interest rates; Intervention by Japan's Ministry of Finance to support or weaken the yen; Risk sentiment: the yen often strengthens when global markets fall.

When does EUR/JPY trade?

Currency pairs trade around the clock from 17:00 New York time on Sunday to 17:00 on Friday. Cross pairs are usually most active when the sessions of both currencies are open.

Where can I follow EUR/JPY news?

This page lists FTC's latest EUR/JPY news and the upcoming economic events for its currencies. All reports are in the forex news section, and times are on the economic calendar.