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...
02 May, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
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...
01 May, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
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...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.20 AM IST
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...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.18 AM IST
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...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
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...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
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...
29 Apr, 2024, 09.43 AM IST
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 ...
01 Apr, 2024, 07.57 AM IST
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...
12 Mar, 2024, 07.56 AM IST
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...
26 Dec, 2023, 07.31 AM IST
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...
08 Dec, 2023, 08.30 AM IST
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.
03 Oct, 2023, 02.03 PM IST
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 ...
18 Jul, 2023, 07.43 PM IST
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...
19 Jan, 2023, 08.17 AM IST
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...
16 Jan, 2023, 08.08 AM IST
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...
21 Dec, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
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.
29 Aug, 2016, 04.39 PM IST