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...
05 Apr, 2024, 08.01 AM IST
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...
02 Apr, 2024, 08.08 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
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...
15 Mar, 2024, 07.12 AM IST
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...
16 Aug, 2023, 07.40 AM IST
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...
04 Jul, 2023, 07.39 PM IST
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 ...
28 Jun, 2023, 12.39 PM IST
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...
11 May, 2023, 09.22 AM IST
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...
13 Apr, 2023, 07.52 AM IST
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 ...
24 Feb, 2023, 12.31 AM IST
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...
23 Feb, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
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...
09 Nov, 2022, 12.00 AM IST
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...
22 Oct, 2022, 12.19 AM IST
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...
19 Oct, 2022, 12.47 PM IST
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...
14 Oct, 2022, 07.45 AM IST
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...
03 Oct, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
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.
07 Jan, 2022, 12.55 PM IST