Dollar in holding pattern ahead of FOMC minutes, Powell commentsThe U.S. dollar faced challenges, remaining in a tight range as investors awaited cues on interest rates. Key drivers expected this week in...
19 Aug, 2024, 07.49 AM IST
Asian shares trade mixed as Japan and other markets calm from a previous week of crazy swingsAsian shares exhibited a mixed performance with Japan's Nikkei 225 rising 3.2% and the Shanghai Composite falling 0.4%. Investors reacted p...
13 Aug, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
Will US slowdown fears impact overall global growth? Khoon Goh answersThere are a lot of people putting a focus on the Sahm rule that has been triggered, but this is the first time we will see whether or not i...
05 Aug, 2024, 04.04 PM IST
Japan’s recent rate hike, first in 17 years, is a subtle step towards self-relianceA rising India is the world's instrumentality to keep China's rise peaceful. India can gain from Japan's new yen for self-assertion, of whi...
16 Apr, 2024, 10.57 PM IST
Japanese automaker Toyota's profits zoom on cheap yen, strong global salesThe forecast, if realised, marks an improvement from the previous fiscal year's 2.45 trillion yen profit, and will be a record high for Toy...
01 Nov, 2023, 12.18 PM IST
Bank of Japan survey shows manufacturers optimistic about economyAnalysts pointed out that the adverse effects of the pandemic on supply chain of chips and other parts have also started to normalise as th...
03 Oct, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Japan's Nikkei ends higher as chip shares track Wall Street gainsInvestors' response to stronger-than-expected economic growth data was limited as the outcome was already expected, said Suzuki.
15 Aug, 2023, 12.21 PM IST
Tokyo shares close higher extending US ralliesAutomakers were higher, with Toyota advancing 1.45 percent to 2,059.5 yen, Nissan jumping 2.81 percent to 474.4 yen and Honda rising 1.62 p...
31 Oct, 2022, 01.20 PM IST
A $150 billion corporate bond binge smashes recordsFew are willing to forecast how long the binge may last, particularly given how President Donald Trump’s tweets have whipsawed financial ma...
09 Sep, 2019, 08.54 AM IST
India's plan to sell yen debt has one more hurdle: It's too muchThe planned sale has been marked by controversy even before it gets off the ground.
26 Jul, 2019, 09.43 PM IST
Euro nears 21-month low after dovish ECB and ahead of US jobs dataThe dollar index against a basket of six major currencies was little changed at 97.622.
08 Mar, 2019, 08.44 AM IST
Nikkei ends 1% up on futures buying, posts 3rd week of gainsThe Nikkei rose 1.0 per cent to 21,602.69, the highest close since December 13.
01 Mar, 2019, 12.43 PM IST
Yen surge, algos set off `flash-crash' moves in currency marketThe yen jumped almost 8% against the Australian dollar to its strongest since 2009.
03 Jan, 2019, 01.58 PM IST
How currency investors are bracing for a full-blown trade warThe yen surged, while the peso and Canadian dollar sank.
07 Mar, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
- Euro softer in Asia after ECB move
The euro turned softer in Asian trade Friday on improving risk appetite after the European Central Bank said it would delay withdrawing eme...
03 Dec, 2010, 02.31 PM IST
- Dollar hits five-month high against yen
The dollar rose above 100 yen in Asia for the first time in five months as investors welcomed a pledge by world leaders to step up efforts ...
03 Apr, 2009, 09.04 AM IST
- Ben Bernanke’s job is a cake compared with Toshihiko Fukui’s
Few people in their right mind would want to be a central banker these days. Rarely have monetary-policy makers faced a more daunting assor...
08 Sep, 2007, 02.53 AM IST