At 12:00 am ET Wednesday, Japan consumer confidence index for December is due. Ahead of the data, the yen strengthened against other major currencies.
At 11:55 pm ET, the yen was worth 88.12 against the greenback, 94.59 against the franc, 141.56 against the pound and 117.14 against the euro.
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August 21, 2026 14:42 ET The minutes of the latest policy meeting of the Federal Reserve, housing market data and manufacturing sector survey results were the main news for the U.S. economy this week. In Europe, inflation data from the U.K. was the highlight, while consumer price data from Japan drew attention in Asia.