The British April BRC retail sales data which was released at 7:01 pm ET caused very little price effect in the Yen versus the Sterling.
The traders are now looking for the Japanese March leading economic and the coincident index data, followed by the German trade balance and current account for the same month shortly after. The British April BRC shop price index is expected later in the morning.
The US Federal Open Market Committee rate decision is slated for 2:15 pm ET. Economists expect the central bank to leave interest rates unchanged once again, but traders will scrutinize the Fed`s policy statement for signs as to what the next move will be.
The US dollar showed choppy trading versus the Japanese Yen until about 8:05 pm ET Tuesday, but declined thereafter. The pair touched a low of 119.65 after about an hour and then traded slightly higher. Lately the dollar is moving sideways and traded at 119.79 Yen as of 12:49 am Eastern Time Wednesday.
On late Tuesday in New York, the European currency lost ground against the Japanese Yen. Off 162.02 by about 9:30 pm ET, the euro gained a few pips and showed a choppy trend thereafter. As of 12:49 am Eastern Time Wednesday, a Euro was quoted at 162.21 Yen.
To the Japanese Yen, the Sterling traded in a loose range in the evening deals on Tuesday. However, at about 8:05 pm ET, the Sterling started to weaken and hit as low as 237.99 within about a couple of hours. Soon after, the pair bounced back some of its losses and entered a range again. As of 12:49 am Eastern Time Wednesday, a Sterling collected 238.40 Yen.
During Tuesday evening in New York, the Swiss currency trended lower against its Japanese counterpart. After hitting a low of 98.25 by about 9:30 pm ET, the Franc strengthened slightly and then showed an uncertainty. As of 12:49 am ET Eastern Time Wednesday, a Franc was worth 98.33 Yen.
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