US yields boost dollar and leave yen dazed at 38-year lowThe dollar was supported by rising U.S. yields on Tuesday, with the pressure being felt by low-yielding currencies such as China's yuan and...
02 Jul, 2024, 04.48 PM IST
What would Japanese intervention to boost a weak yen look like?Amid market uncertainties and political pressures, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida considers intervening to stabilize the yen ahead of the rul...
27 Jun, 2024, 07.53 AM IST
Weak yen may actually deter Bank of Japan from hiking rates soonThe BOJ is seen raising this year's price forecast at the next meeting on April 26 and project inflation to stay near its 2% target through...
11 Apr, 2024, 01.42 PM IST
Dollar hangs at three-month low as traders eye PCE dataU.S. new home sales fell 5.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 679,000 units in October, data showed, below the 723,000 units expect...
28 Nov, 2023, 08.08 AM IST
Dollar eyes best week against yen in three months; cryptos leapThe dollar stood near a one-year high at 151.38 yen on Friday and touched one-week highs against the Australian and New Zealand dollars.
10 Nov, 2023, 07.57 AM IST
Dollar struggles before payrolls test; Aussie reboundsThe U.S. dollar index, which gauges the currency against a basket of six counterparts, edged 0.07% lower to 102.38 in early Asia. On Thursd...
04 Aug, 2023, 08.08 AM IST
Asia shares hesitant, yen slide stokes intervention riskAsian shares experienced hesitation due to conflicting factors such as positive U.S. economic news and global growth concerns. The yen hit ...
28 Jun, 2023, 07.58 AM IST
Explainer: What is happening in Japan's bond market?Consisting of more than 1,000 trillion yen ($7.9 trillion) of debt, Japan's government bond market is one world's largest, but over the pas...
16 Jan, 2023, 01.14 PM IST
Dollar set for biggest weekly drop in 10 monthsThe safe-haven Japanese yen benefited from the nervous sentiment.
21 Dec, 2018, 02.50 PM IST
Americans are ho-hum on Japan's stock rallyAmericans are more excited about Europe, says Goldman Sachs.
05 Jun, 2017, 08.52 AM IST
Yen on comeback trail as momentum builds for a breach of 110The firming euro/dollar means the dollar is entering the phase where it will struggle to gain broadly, adding another factor boosting the o...
27 Mar, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Dollar slips as no sign of progress in US budget standoffThe dollar index stood at 80.02, down slightly on the day and not far from eight-month low of 79.627 hit on Thursday.
07 Oct, 2013, 10.52 AM IST
- Troubled TEPCO requests 1 trillion yen public fund injection
TEPCO requested the injection of 1 trillion yen in public funds as it teeters under the weight of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant...
30 Mar, 2012, 02.20 PM IST
- Dollar sinks to fresh 14-year low vs yen
The dollar sank to a fresh 14-year low against the yen Friday in Asia as worries about Dubai's debt mountain drove investors to buy safe ha...
27 Nov, 2009, 10.52 AM IST
- Dollar hits 14-year low against yen
The dollar slumped to a 14-year low point against the yen on Thursday, prompting fears that a further surge could hurt a fragile recovery i...
26 Nov, 2009, 05.59 PM IST
- Dollar under pressure on mounting recession fears
The dollar was under pressure against the yen in Asian trade on Tuesday due to US recession fears as a stream of bad news from the credit m...
11 Mar, 2008, 09.12 AM IST
- Forget petrodollars, get ready for petroyen
Few countries would find fault with investors looking their way. That is, unless it’s Japan and the buyers in question are central banks.
21 Nov, 2006, 02.49 AM IST