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BoJ defies market bets for policy tweaks, sending yen tumbling

18 Jan 2023

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Wednesday maintained ultra-low interest rates, including a bond yield cap it was struggling to defend, defying market expectations it would phase out its massive...

Japan spent record $42.8 billion in interventions to prop up yen

31 Oct 2022

Japan spent a record 6.3499 trillion yen ($42.8 billion) on currency interventions this month to prop up the yen, the finance ministry said, with investors keen for clues about how...

BoJ warns weak yen hurting households more now

23 Dec 2021

A weak yen may be hurting Japanese households more than in the past, as the country’s increasing reliance on more expensive raw material imports pushes up the cost of living,...

Dollar, yen jump after Trump tests positive for coronavirus

02 Oct 2020

The dollar rose and the safe-haven yen made its sharpest jump in more than a month on Friday after US President Donald Trump said he tested positive for COVID-19,...

Yen, dollar in demand as echoes of March trade ring through markets

21 Sep 2020

The yen hit a six-month high against the dollar on Monday, gaining for a sixth consecutive session against the greenback as stock markets tumbled and pushed investors to the...

Euro drifts ahead of ECB, no-deal nerves knock sterling

08 Sep 2020

The euro-dollar exchange rate drifted lower as traders bid their time on Tuesday ahead of the European Central Bank’s post-summer meeting later in the week, while renewed warnings from...

Yen surges as Abe quits, stocks rally anew on consumer spending

28 Aug 2020

A gauge of global equity markets rose to a new high on Friday as US consumer spending in July suggested a strong economic rebound lies ahead, while the Japanese yen...

Dollar, euro trade cautiously ahead of key Fed speech

26 Aug 2020

The dollar and the euro traded cautiously on Wednesday as investors refrained from taking risky bets a day ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell....

Japan warns against rapid rise in yen, monitors movements

31 Jul 2020

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso described the yen’s recent rise as “rapid” on Friday, signalling concern that a strong currency could add pain to an export-led economy already in recession...

Commodity currencies slip against safe-haven units such as dollar, yen

13 Apr 2020

Commodity currencies slipped against their safe-haven rivals such as the dollar and yen on Monday as a record output cut, agreed by OPEC and other oil producing nations, failed to...

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