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Japan issues fresh warning against yen bears as currency slidesJapanese authorities, led by Masato Kanda, are prepared to address speculative and volatile movements in the currency market to protect the...
US dollar rallies on safe-haven bids, rate cut delay; yen hits 34-year low"We have a confluence of things happening that are boosting the dollar: geopolitical risk increasing, hawkish data out of the U.S. in terms...
Japan repeats warning against excessive weak yenJapanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said authorities were analysing not just recent yen declines but factors that are driving the mov...
Japan warns against excessive yen moves, repeats verbal interventionThe dollar fell to a two-week low of 150.95 yen after the remarks, as repeated verbal warnings by authorities keep investors on guard again...
Japan warns of action against excessive yen volatilitySuzuki stopped short of threatening to take "decisive action" against excessive moves, language the minister used last week when the yen sl...
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 ...
Japan no longer in deflation, wage hike trend strong, says finance ministerSuzuki confirms Japan's deflation exit with wage rise. Kishida and policymakers uncertain. Government plans wage policies. No comment on Ba...
Yen treads on intervention zone; kiwi, Aussie dlrs hit by China woesThe offshore yuan struggled to break away from a nine-month low hit in the previous session, having slid to that level after a slew of Chin...
Yen firms amid intervention chatter, trading subdued on US holidayHowever, the yen remained close to last week's almost eight-month low of 145.07 per dollar, which prompted Japan's Finance Minister Shunich...
Tokyo stocks end 2% higherTokyo shares rose on Wednesday as stronger than expected US economic readings and a weaker yen boosted investor confidence. The Nikkei 225 ...
FM Nirmala Sitharaman on 2-day visit to Japan for G7 meetingThe Union finance minister is on an official two-day visit to Niigata, Japan, for a 'Dialogue with partner countries' at the G7 Finance Min...
India, Japan and France to launch platform to coordinate Sri Lanka debtThe announcement of the new joint platform, initiated by Japan, France and G20 chair India, will be made on Thursday, Suzuki said in a news...
Must stop efforts to evade sanctions on Russia: Shunichi Suzuki"Sanctions against Russia are important,'' Suzuki told reporters during the G-20 meeting. It is resolved "to closely monitor the situation ...
G7 raises Ukraine support to $39 billion for 2023, urges IMF programme by MarchThe decision came after a meeting of the bloc's finance ministers and central bank governors on the eve of the war's first anniversary. The...
Fumio Kishida's cabinet approves Japan's $198 billion extra budgetThe second supplementary budget for the year ending in March will be partly funded by 22.9 trillion yen of government bond issuance, accord...
Yen surges as Japan intervenes in market again to prop it upThe dollar-yen pair fell as much as 2.6%, the biggest drop since March 2020, to 146.23. It had earlier fallen to a fresh 32-year low of 151...
Tokyo stocks end higher after US gainsTraders were also monitoring the yen as it sits around levels last seen in 1990 and edges towards 150 per dollar, with finance minister Shu...
Dollar holds firm, yen hovers around 32-year lowInvestors remained on the watch for an intervention from the government to prop up the fragile currency. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi...
Oil climbs, Asian shares mixed as holiday-heavy week gets underwayThe dollar traded flat against the yen at 144.75 after hitting a high of 144.89 overnight. Japan's finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said th...
Japan warns of need for currency stability as yen falls persistJapanese policymakers have traditionally favoured a weak yen, as it gives exporters a competitive advantage overseas.