waiting to see the outcome of the bank of japan meeting which wraps up today, and also governor masaaki shirakawa will be giving a news conference after that, investors may just keep to a range-bound trading session today as well. the imf did come out as well this week talking about japan's economy and banking sector saying that japan's banks are in good shape even for future shocks, however, it's the yen that everyone has to focus on because that keeps coming in for safe haven buying by investors, which also includes the swiss fra franc, gold as well as the dollar. i'll go over the commodities as well but looking at the dollar/yen 79.43-44, holding throughout the week and the euro/yen fluctuated currently at 10 100.26-28. the euro has gained a touch and also wti crude prices have to mention that, it rose about 2% on the new york mercantile exchange, also let's keep an eye out for gold prices as well, that also swings with some volatility in terms of stock market volatility. ai? >> ramin, we saw some data out of the u.s. and still some more to come, what can you tell us about that? >> yeah, weekl

. >> and bank of japan governor masaaki shirakawa said he will carefully monitor the effects of the stronger yen on japan's economy. >> translator: i think the appreciation of the yen against the dollar is the result of investors buying the yen as a safe haven as they try to hedge against risks from uncertainty. over the european credit crisis. >> the boj governor added there is little room to further lower japan's interest rates as they are already at historic lows. japan business federation chairman expressed his deep concern about the global economic outlook. >> translator: i am afraid that the risk of a worldwide recession could grow again. >> he urged the japanese government and the central bank to take appropriate steps to put a halt to the yen's appreciation. >> translator: the current strength of the yen is just too much to bear for us who are running companies in japan. >> and here's what a japanese market analyst says. he's pretty pessimistic about the outlook for world equity markets. >> translator: united states, europe, japan, china, each has to take appropriate measures of its