Yen extends rally to new seven-month high; dollar subdued ahead of CPIThe Japanese yen achieved impressive seven-month highs against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, driven by traders closing short positions in lig...
Global Market Today: Asia stocks waver as yen surges, Iran warns of retaliationOn Tuesday, Asian markets exhibited a mixed bag of outcomes, with the yen gaining strength significantly. Oil prices surged for the third c...
Global Market: Japan’s Nikkei rallies on semiconductor strength as market volatility easesJapan's Nikkei share average took a leap of over two percent on Monday, propelled by robust performance in chip-related stocks reflecting U...
Dollar gets little lift from boost in Fed hike expectationsThe dollar faced pressure on Monday as Middle East tensions fueled inflation concerns. Global central banks may tighten policy together, im...
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...
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...
HSBC sets final guidance for Samurai bond sale, term sheet showsHSBC Holdings has set the final price guidance for its upcoming Samurai bond issuance, featuring senior unsecured callable fixed-rate bonds...
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...
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: European central bankers leave Jackson Hole uneasy over US policy shiftsEuropean central bankers left the Jackson Hole symposium concerned that recent US Treasury interventions could strain long-standing norms o...
Dollar near two-week high as Warsh boosts rate-hike bets; yen slips past 160On Monday, the dollar maintained its strength close to a two-week peak, fueled by expectations of a rate hike in September following assert...
Global Market: Japanese businesses turn to currency hedging as weak Yen drives up import costsJapanese businesses are increasingly turning to longer-term supplier agreements and currency hedging as the yen’s prolonged weakness raises...