thejapantimes, 3 hours ago to business Japan stands ready to take appropriate action in the market "any time" to counter excessive moves in the yen, its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/25/economy/japan-yen-warning-intervention/ #business #economy #yen #currencies #g7 #shunichisuzuki #masatokanda #japaneseeconomy
Japan stands ready to take appropriate action in the market "any time" to counter excessive moves in the yen, its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/25/economy/japan-yen-warning-intervention/ #business #economy #yen #currencies #g7 #shunichisuzuki #masatokanda #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 2 days ago to business Japan’s imports rebounded in April as the weak yen boosted their value, pushing the nation’s trade balance into deficit and highlighting the increasing economic burden stemming from the currency’s plunge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/economy/japan-trade-deficit-weak-yen-impact/ #business #economy #trade #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #yen #currencies
Japan’s imports rebounded in April as the weak yen boosted their value, pushing the nation’s trade balance into deficit and highlighting the increasing economic burden stemming from the currency’s plunge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/economy/japan-trade-deficit-weak-yen-impact/ #business #economy #trade #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #yen #currencies
thejapantimes, 4 days ago to business Japan's large manufacturers see exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they want out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/companies/japan-firms-want-boj-to-stabilize-yen/ #business #companies #boj #japaneseeconomy #surveys #currencies
Japan's large manufacturers see exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they want out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/companies/japan-firms-want-boj-to-stabilize-yen/ #business #companies #boj #japaneseeconomy #surveys #currencies
thejapantimes, 7 days ago to business The gulf between interest rates in the U.S. and Japan means traders are still betting against the yen — even after authorities likely intervened in recent weeks to prop up the beleaguered currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/18/markets/short-yen-us-japan-rate-gap/ #business #markets #yen #us #interestrates #currencies
The gulf between interest rates in the U.S. and Japan means traders are still betting against the yen — even after authorities likely intervened in recent weeks to prop up the beleaguered currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/18/markets/short-yen-us-japan-rate-gap/ #business #markets #yen #us #interestrates #currencies
thejapantimes, 7 days ago to business A majority of Japanese companies consider the yen’s recent weakness a negative factor for their businesses, according to a recent survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/japan-firms-say-weak-yen-hurts-profits/ #business #companies #surveys #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy
A majority of Japanese companies consider the yen’s recent weakness a negative factor for their businesses, according to a recent survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/japan-firms-say-weak-yen-hurts-profits/ #business #companies #surveys #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 18 days ago to business Large and regional banks in Japan raised their interest rates on ordinary deposits in March or April for the first time in about 17 years, following the Bank of Japan's lifting of its negative interest rate policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/06/markets/banks-raise-rates-after-boj-action/ #business #markets #boj #yen #currencies #banks
Large and regional banks in Japan raised their interest rates on ordinary deposits in March or April for the first time in about 17 years, following the Bank of Japan's lifting of its negative interest rate policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/06/markets/banks-raise-rates-after-boj-action/ #business #markets #boj #yen #currencies #banks
thejapantimes, 19 days ago to business Fresh data on the Federal Reserve’s various accounts hints at potential ways Japanese policy makers may have funded currency interventions this past week to bolster the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/06/markets/market-hunts-for-signs-of-yen-intervention/ #business #markets #boj #currencies #yen #dollar #financeministry
Fresh data on the Federal Reserve’s various accounts hints at potential ways Japanese policy makers may have funded currency interventions this past week to bolster the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/06/markets/market-hunts-for-signs-of-yen-intervention/ #business #markets #boj #currencies #yen #dollar #financeministry
thejapantimes, 23 days ago to business Corporate Japan is starting to wonder if the weak yen has become too much of a good thing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/economy/japan-inc-weak-yen/ #business #economy #currencies #yen #dollar #boj
Corporate Japan is starting to wonder if the weak yen has become too much of a good thing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/economy/japan-inc-weak-yen/ #business #economy #currencies #yen #dollar #boj
thejapantimes, 23 days ago to Japan A meaningful turn in the yen isn't really up to Tokyo. Authorities should tread very carefully. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/01/japan/yen-bazooka/ #commentary #japan #yen #dollar #currencies #japaneseeconomy #interestrates
A meaningful turn in the yen isn't really up to Tokyo. Authorities should tread very carefully. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/01/japan/yen-bazooka/ #commentary #japan #yen #dollar #currencies #japaneseeconomy #interestrates
thejapantimes, 23 days ago to business Foreign tourists are flocking to Japan in record numbers and thanks to a sliding yen many are living like kings, splashing out on everything from kimonos to knives and slap-up meals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/weak-yen-boosts-tourist-wallets/ #business #tourism #yen #currencies #shopping
Foreign tourists are flocking to Japan in record numbers and thanks to a sliding yen many are living like kings, splashing out on everything from kimonos to knives and slap-up meals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/weak-yen-boosts-tourist-wallets/ #business #tourism #yen #currencies #shopping
thejapantimes, 24 days ago to business Japan likely conducted its first currency intervention since 2022 to prop up the yen on Monday, according to a Bloomberg analysis of central bank accounts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/markets/boj-accounts-suggest-intervention/ #business #markets #boj #currencies #yen #financeministry
Japan likely conducted its first currency intervention since 2022 to prop up the yen on Monday, according to a Bloomberg analysis of central bank accounts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/markets/boj-accounts-suggest-intervention/ #business #markets #boj #currencies #yen #financeministry
thejapantimes, 24 days ago to business After months of warning that it might intervene in the currency market, Japanese finance authorities appeared to have finally made a move on Monday to curb the pace of yen’s weakening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/30/markets/yen-intervention-suspected/ #business #markets #forex #currencies #yen #dollar #boj
After months of warning that it might intervene in the currency market, Japanese finance authorities appeared to have finally made a move on Monday to curb the pace of yen’s weakening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/30/markets/yen-intervention-suspected/ #business #markets #forex #currencies #yen #dollar #boj
thejapantimes, 26 days ago to business The yen briefly hit ¥160 against the dollar Monday morning, as the Japanese currency continues to fall against other major currencies, hitting its lowest level since April 1990. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/29/markets/yen-hits-160-to-the-dollar/ #business #markets #boj #yen #currencies
The yen briefly hit ¥160 against the dollar Monday morning, as the Japanese currency continues to fall against other major currencies, hitting its lowest level since April 1990. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/29/markets/yen-hits-160-to-the-dollar/ #business #markets #boj #yen #currencies
thejapantimes, 28 days ago to business The yen fell to a fresh 34-year low against the dollar Friday in New York. Should it fall further from here, like after the BOJ decision in September 2022, the possibility of intervention will increase, observers say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/27/markets/yen-dollar-157/ #business #markets #yen #currencies #boj #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda
The yen fell to a fresh 34-year low against the dollar Friday in New York. Should it fall further from here, like after the BOJ decision in September 2022, the possibility of intervention will increase, observers say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/27/markets/yen-dollar-157/ #business #markets #yen #currencies #boj #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Japan is on the brink of currency intervention if the yen weakens any further, according to Mitsuhiro Furusawa, a former top currency official. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/24/markets/forex-yen-intervention-close/ #business #markets #boj #financeministry #currencies #yen #japaneseeconomy #forex
Japan is on the brink of currency intervention if the yen weakens any further, according to Mitsuhiro Furusawa, a former top currency official. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/24/markets/forex-yen-intervention-close/ #business #markets #boj #financeministry #currencies #yen #japaneseeconomy #forex
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Mutual concerns over inflation and weak exchange rates have prompted Japan and South Korea to team up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/20/markets/japan-korea-currencies-team-up-analysis/ #business #markets #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #currencies #yen #inflation #us #china
Mutual concerns over inflation and weak exchange rates have prompted Japan and South Korea to team up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/20/markets/japan-korea-currencies-team-up-analysis/ #business #markets #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #currencies #yen #inflation #us #china
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said authorities would take appropriate action against excessive currency market moves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/20/markets/japan-yen-excessive-yen-moves-warning/ #business #markets #financeministry #shunichisuzuki #yen #currencies
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said authorities would take appropriate action against excessive currency market moves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/20/markets/japan-yen-excessive-yen-moves-warning/ #business #markets #financeministry #shunichisuzuki #yen #currencies
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business As if the yen doesn’t have enough reasons to weaken, risks are emerging that higher oil prices will hit energy import-dependent Japan and its currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/19/markets/oil-poses-more-risks-yen/ #business #markets #energy #oil #currencies
As if the yen doesn’t have enough reasons to weaken, risks are emerging that higher oil prices will hit energy import-dependent Japan and its currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/19/markets/oil-poses-more-risks-yen/ #business #markets #energy #oil #currencies
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda has said the central bank may raise interest rates again if the yen's declines significantly push up inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/19/markets/boj-ueda-signals-possible-rate-hike/ #business #markets #boj #inflation #currencies #g20
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda has said the central bank may raise interest rates again if the yen's declines significantly push up inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/19/markets/boj-ueda-signals-possible-rate-hike/ #business #markets #boj #inflation #currencies #g20
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews The greenback is strong because the American economy is vigorous. The region does have choices, none of them easy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/18/world/asian-currencies-dollar-rampage/ #commentary #worldnews #usdollar #currencies #monetarypolicy #euro #yuan #yen
The greenback is strong because the American economy is vigorous. The region does have choices, none of them easy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/18/world/asian-currencies-dollar-rampage/ #commentary #worldnews #usdollar #currencies #monetarypolicy #euro #yuan #yen
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business The Bank of Japan will likely consider raising its inflation forecast at a policy meeting later this month after surprisingly strong results from annual wage negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/10/economy/boj-considering-raising-inflation-forecast-this-month/ #business #economy #boj #inflation #japaneseeconomy #wages #currencies
The Bank of Japan will likely consider raising its inflation forecast at a policy meeting later this month after surprisingly strong results from annual wage negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/10/economy/boj-considering-raising-inflation-forecast-this-month/ #business #economy #boj #inflation #japaneseeconomy #wages #currencies
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business The government is ready to intervene in the currency market at any time should the yen weaken beyond its current range, according to a former currency chief who previously warned of a possible intervention two days before Japan entered markets in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/03/markets/former-currency-chief-warns-of-yen-intervention/ #business #markets #currencies #financeministry #yen
The government is ready to intervene in the currency market at any time should the yen weaken beyond its current range, according to a former currency chief who previously warned of a possible intervention two days before Japan entered markets in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/03/markets/former-currency-chief-warns-of-yen-intervention/ #business #markets #currencies #financeministry #yen
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business Japanese monetary authorities made a last-minute decision to reschedule an emergency meeting to discuss the weak yen earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/29/markets/emergency-yen-meeting-brought-forward/ #business #markets #financeministry #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy #boj
Japanese monetary authorities made a last-minute decision to reschedule an emergency meeting to discuss the weak yen earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/29/markets/emergency-yen-meeting-brought-forward/ #business #markets #financeministry #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy #boj
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business The yen fell to a 34-year low against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, briefly hitting ¥151.97 to $1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/27/markets/yen-sinks-34-year-low/ #business #markets #currencies #yen #dollar #japaneseeconomy
The yen fell to a 34-year low against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, briefly hitting ¥151.97 to $1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/27/markets/yen-sinks-34-year-low/ #business #markets #currencies #yen #dollar #japaneseeconomy
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business As South Korea seeks to boost the global profile of its financial markets, the export powerhouse is struggling to loosen the tight currency restrictions that have for years been a major pain point for investors and traders in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/25/markets/south-korea-markets-fx-history/ #business #markets #southkorea #forex #currencies
As South Korea seeks to boost the global profile of its financial markets, the export powerhouse is struggling to loosen the tight currency restrictions that have for years been a major pain point for investors and traders in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/25/markets/south-korea-markets-fx-history/ #business #markets #southkorea #forex #currencies