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Japanese Yen Remains Weak Despite Strong GDP Growth

The Japanese Yen continues to trade subdued even after the release of stronger-than-expected GDP data, indicating limited market reaction to the positive economic news. This suggests other factors may be influencing the currency's performance.
Date: 19.05.2026  |  Source: FOR-EX.NEWS

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Instrument Price Change (%)
EURUSD 1.164100 -0.13126%
GBPUSD 1.341220 -0.1489%
USDJPY 158.943000 +0.13041%
XAUUSD 4540.860000 -0.55408%
USDCAD 1.374810 +0.070605%
NZDUSD 0.585530 -0.37207%
USDCHF 0.785610 +0.20408%
AUDUSD 0.713490 -0.51809%
EURGBP 0.867920 +0.016133%
EURJPY 185.024000 -0.038899%
GBPJPY 213.170000 +0.008914%
AUDJPY 113.407000 -0.33221%
CADJPY 115.608000 +0.10304%
CHFJPY 202.306000 -0.052368%
NZDJPY 93.054000 -0.20912%
GBPCHF 1.053680 +0.13019%
EURCHF 0.914520 +0.033909%
USDMXN 17.299100 +0.23815%
USDZAR 16.649090 +0.39582%
USDTRY 45.566490 -0.010116%
USDRUB 72.440000 +0%
USDSEK 9.406650 +0.37304%
USDCNY 6.800700 +0.017648%

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