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Dollar bounces on job gains, then pares ahead of CPIThe U.S. job market showed surprising resilience in August, adding 162,000 positions—far beyond what analysts anticipated. This result has ...
Global Market: JGB yields extend fall as stronger yen, hawkish BOJ outlook lift sentimentJapanese government bond yields extended their decline on Friday as a stronger yen and expectations of a hawkish Bank of Japan stance lifte...
Global Market: Japan stocks rebound on Wall Street boost, SoftBank rallyJapan’s Nikkei rebounded on Friday, snapping a four-session losing streak, as a rally in SoftBank Group and gains on Wall Street lifted sen...
Yen headed for strongest week in a month, dollar flat ahead of payroll dataThis week, the Japanese yen appreciated considerably against the US dollar, as traders are anticipating a potential interest rate hike from...
Global Market Today: Asian stocks rise as Fed rate-hike bets easeMSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge climbed 0.3%, led by South Korea’s benchmark after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would support...
Global Market Today: Asian stocks advance as oil slips, yen in focusAsian markets mirrored Wall Street's upward trend, with Japanese and South Korean indices on the rise. The yen's unexpected gains caught tr...
Global Market: Japanese bond yields rise as BOJ hawkish signals fuel rate-hike betsJapanese government bonds extended their selloff on Wednesday as hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan strengthened expectations of a near...
Global Market: BOJ’s Ueda signals fresh rate hike discussion at September meetingThe Bank of Japan is set to debate a September rate hike as Governor Kazuo Ueda signals that policymakers will closely assess rising inflat...
Bond selloff deepens as inflation, oil prices jolt marketsThe bond market is undergoing a tumultuous selloff, resulting in elevated borrowing costs for potential borrowers. Concerns surrounding inf...
Global Market: Japan bond yields hit 3% for first time in 30 years amid inflation, fiscal risksJapan’s benchmark government bond yield hit 3% on Tuesday for the first time since September 1996, marking a major shift for a market long ...
Global Market: Yen weakness puts BOJ under pressure for faster monetary tighteningThe US is urging Japan to adopt tougher monetary and fiscal policies after supporting the yen. Pressure is mounting on the BOJ to raise rat...
Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Scott Bessent calls time on big stimulusWhile the BOJ was already widely expected to lift rates in September as inflation pressures grew, Bessent's recent comments effectively l...
Yen hangs near 160 amid BOJ rate-hike bets, dollar wobblesThe yen stabilized near 160 against the dollar on Tuesday. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Bank of Japan to raise rates. Curr...
Global Market: Japan's Nikkei falls nearly 2% as rate hike expectations weigh on sentimentJapan’s Nikkei 225 fell nearly 2% on Monday as expectations of rate hikes by major central banks weighed on sentiment. The index was also p...
Global Market: Japanese bond yields rise as weak auction, inflation concerns weighJapanese government bond yields climbed, with the five-year yield hitting a record high after weak demand at a two-year auction added to se...
Global Market: Tokyo core inflation accelerates, strengthening case for September BOJ rate hikeTokyo’s core inflation accelerated for a third straight month in August, strengthening expectations that the Bank of Japan could raise inte...
Dollar near eight-day high as US data lifts Fed hike betsThe dollar showed a minor uptick following U.S. inflation figures that aligned with forecasts for an impending Federal Reserve rate increas...