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Yen nears 40-year low, dollar gains as peace talks in doubtThe US dollar is flexing its muscles against the Japanese yen, much to the attention of market traders. The potential for a US-Iran peace a...
Global Market: Japan bets on BOJ hawkish turn, US backing to defend YenJapan is stepping up efforts to slow the yen’s decline through a coordinated push involving the Bank of Japan, the Finance Ministry and sup...
Stock Market today: Why is Japan's Nikkei rising to all-time historic high? What US investors need to know about Yen's surgeJapan's markets are also responding to a stronger yen since the last trading day on Friday, following bouts of suspected intervention by T...
Dollar set for sharp weekly loss versus yen after Japan steps inThe dollar logged its sharpest weekly drop against the yen since February amid suspected Japanese intervention. Authorities signalled disco...
Global Markets | Japan's Nikkei rises on tech rally, stronger yen lifts JGBsJapan's Nikkei share average edged higher on Friday, helped by gains in a small group of technology stocks, while the yen's rally helped go...
Yen steady as BOJ kicks off big week for central banksThe Japanese yen held steady as markets awaited the Bank of Japan's policy decision. Other major central banks, including the US Federal Re...
Gold steady with US-Iran talks and central bank decisions in focusGold prices remained stable on Tuesday. Investors are closely watching for developments in stalled peace talks between the United States an...
Dollar set for weekly gain on stalled US-Iran talks and Middle East uncertaintyThe dollar is set for its first weekly rise in three weeks. Stalled peace talks between the U.S. and Iran are impacting Middle East tension...
Global Market | Bank of Japan signals vigilance on Yen weakness, keeps door open for rate hikesThe Bank of Japan monitors yen weakness closely, with Governor Kazuo Ueda highlighting its impact on import costs and inflation. While shor...
Yen sinks to 34-year low past 160 per dollarFriday's forecast-beating reading on the US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index came after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) refused to tig...
Japan's finmin says 'speculative' moves in currency market impacting yen"We will watch currency market developments with a strong sense of urgency, and will respond appropriately against excessive moves without ...
Dollar on guard; BOJ speculation keeps yen supportedThe dollar held broadly steady on Tuesday ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later in the day, while the yen firmed near a one-month high...
Asset managers turn bullish on Yen as Fed, BoJ paths may reverseThe yen this month reached its strongest level since the end of July against the dollar as the Federal Reserve signaled a pivot to rate cut...
Tokyo stocks open lower on stronger yenTokyo stocks opened lower on Friday despite gains in US shares, as a stronger yen against the dollar weighed on the Japanese market. "The J...
Japan's 10-year yield off decade high as BOJ promises to buy bondsThe 10-year JGB yield fell 1 basis point (bp) to 0.760%, after hitting 0.780% - its highest since September 2013 - earlier in the session.
BOJ's Ueda: Still some distance to hit 2% inflation targetHis remarks came in response to a question on whether the central bank saw the need to tweak YCC at its rate review later this month.Under ...
Asian stocks slip after weak US consumer data stoked recession worriesApril was another possibility, she added, since by then the BOJ would have a new governor. "My guess would be that more speculators would l...
Asian shares inch higher, BOJ battles bond bearsThe dollar has been undermined by falling U.S. bond yields as market wager the Federal Reserve can be less aggressive in hiking rates given...
Goldman says BOJ could remove negative interest rate next“The BOJ’s greater emphasis on the need to enhance the JGB market functioning suggests to us an increased likelihood that it will abandon t...
Bank of Japan worried about a stock market crashThe Nikkei stock index is down 21% from its recent peak in June last year, and is down 57% from its all-time peak in 1989.