Dollar loses ground against safe havens as markets digest trade war dramaThe U.S. dollar weakened against the yen, Swiss franc and euro on Thursday but also against more risk sensitive currencies such as the Aust...
Yen surges to 150 per dollar amid growing BOJ rate hike betsThe yen surged 1% to a six-week high at 150 per dollar following unexpectedly high Tokyo inflation figures, sparking predictions of a Bank ...
China's yuan leaps to 7-month high, led by stronger yen, unwinding of carry tradeThe Chinese yuan reached its highest point against the U.S. dollar in seven months due to a stronger Japanese yen and investors reversing c...
Asian stocks slip, while Australian index tracks Wall St rally to hit recordThe Federal Reserve's potential rate cut influenced global markets. Yen support affected Tokyo's Nikkei; Australia's S&P/ASX reached a reco...
Asia stocks wobble on rate cut delays; yen leapsOil fell sharply overnight as the prospect of cuts seemed more distant and after a surprise jump in U.S. stockpiles, with Brent crude futur...
Japan's Nikkei leaps to 2-week high on tech stocks, yen boostJapan's Nikkei share average hit a more than two-week high on Thursday, as tech stocks followed their Wall Street peers higher and a weaken...
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.
Glittering gold gives markets some Christmas cheerMSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.6%. Japan's Nikkei was down 0.2%, paring earlier losses of around 1%. Gol...
Hopes of peace in Ukraine keep euro afloatThe dollar was kept on the back foot on Wednesday as hopes for a breakthrough in Russia-Ukraine peace talks lifted the euro, while the unde...
Yen back under pressure as BOJ steps in Bitcoin takes a leapThe yen fell to as low as 122.78 per dollar, its weakest since December 2015, giving up its mini recovery from Friday when the Bank of Japa...
Hawkish Powell pushes yen past 120 barrierThe dollar was broadly stronger elsewhere and pushed the euro down 0.2% to $1.0992.
Tokyo's Nikkei closes up over 3% on Fed rateThe Nikkei 225 index rose 3.46 percent or 890.88 points to close at 26,652.89, while the broader Topix index added 2.47 percent or 45.76 po...
Dollar stems losses, sterling waits for key BoE meetMoves in the British currency were also capped by caution ahead of a Bank of England meeting at which could it could become the first of th...
Dollar bears set currency on course for worst July in a decade“The dollar’s strength is well and truly over for now,” said George Boubouras, head of research at hedge fund K2 Asset Management.
Nikkei hit 3-1/2-month high on recovery hopesThe benchmark Nikkei average reversed early losses to end 0.7 per cent higher at 22,863.73, its highest closing level since Feb. 21.
Be ready for the extra-terrestrial beer experience‘Celest-jewel-ale’ released by Delaware brewery will offer an option at least for those hankering for (a piece of) the moon.
- Sony posts record profits on brisk electronic sales
Japan's Sony Corp on Thursday posted record high second quarter net profits, helped by brisk sales of digital cameras and laptop computers ...