Historical Year Data · 2006

JPY/USD in 2006

JPY/USD opened 2006 at 116.34 and closed at 119.02, a +2.30% move for the year. The high of 119.81 was reached on October 13, and the low of 110.07 on May 16.

Open

116.34

2006-01

119.02

251 data points

High

119.81

Oct 13

Low

110.07

May 16

Full Year Change

+2.30%

2005 Change

+14.64%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	116.34	116.88	117.55	113.96	+0.46%
Feb	117.85	115.82	118.95	115.82	-1.72%
Mar	116.18	117.48	119.07	115.89	+1.12%
Apr	117.82	113.79	118.66	113.79	-3.42%
May	113.06	112.26	113.46	110.07	-0.71%
Jun	112.43	114.51	116.42	111.66	+1.85%
Jul	114.92	114.44	117.44	113.97	-0.42%
Aug	114.96	117.35	117.35	114.21	+2.08%
Sep	117.21	117.99	118.02	116.04	+0.67%
Oct	117.66	116.82	119.81	116.82	-0.71%
Nov	117.01	115.55	118.4	115.55	-1.25%
Dec	115.33	119.02	119.02	114.98	+3.20%

Events During 2006

2006 US Housing Market Peak

Goldilocks

June 2006 – February 2007

US home prices peaked in summer 2006 after a 106% rally from 2000. Subprime mortgage underwriting collapsed in late 2006, setting up the 2008 crisis. The peak is the canonical example of a market top visible only in retrospect.