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The structure of Japan's current account balance is undergoing "historic transformation," in the words of a senior official from the Finance Ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/economy/japan-digital-trade-deficit-rises/

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Japan may have to take action against any disorderly, speculative-driven foreign exchange moves, the government's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Tuesday, reinforcing Tokyo's readiness to intervene again to support a fragile yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/07/markets/japan-forex-chief-warning-on-yen/

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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/

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Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japanese officials to support their currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/markets/traders-yen-intervention-spook/

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Japan’s finance minister declined to confirm whether Japan stepped into the market to support the yen with intervention earlier this week, keeping traders guessing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/markets/suzuki-yen-intervention-guess/

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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/

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As the yen continues to fall against other major currencies, the focus is on when the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan might intervene in the currency market to support the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/28/markets/yen-drops-past-158/

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The yen swung sharply from the day’s low to near its high amid jittery trading in the wake of the Bank of Japan’s decision to keep monetary policy unchanged. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/26/yen-jittery-trading-boj-rates/

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The yen weakened beyond ¥155 per dollar for the first time in more than three decades, heightening the possibility Japan will step into the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/25/markets/yen-falls-past-155/

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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/

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Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has said that last week's meeting with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts laid the groundwork for Tokyo to act against excessive yen moves, issuing the strongest warning to date on the chance of intervention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/23/markets/japan-finance-minister-strongest-warning-on-yen/

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The government decided an additional spending of ¥138.9 billion from its reserve funds under its fiscal 2024 budget to support areas hit by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/23/japan/japan-fresh-spending-for-noto-quake/ #japan #ishikawaearthquake #earthquakes #budgets #financeministry

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About 70% of companies in Japan will implement pay scale increases in fiscal 2024, a survey by the Finance Ministry showed. However, the survey also revealed that about 40% of firms still faced labor shortages despite raising wages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/23/economy/japan-pay-hike-survey/ #business #economy #wages #jobs #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #inflation #surveys

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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/

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With the yen repeatedly declining to fresh historic lows against the U.S. dollar, speculation has been rife that Japan could intervene in the currency market at any time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/17/markets/yen-intervention/

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Japan’s finance minister warned he was ready to take action in the foreign exchange market if needed, but stopped short of his maximum threat, comments that fueled renewed yen weakness after the currency slumped to a fresh 34-year low overnight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/16/markets/yen-falls-further-to-154/

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Japan’s top currency official said authorities will consider all options for the foreign exchange market after the yen fell to its lowest level versus the dollar since 1990. The yen fell as low as ¥153.24 to the dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/11/markets/yen-drops-further-past-153/

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Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said authorities won't rule out any options in dealing with excessive yen moves, repeating his warning that Tokyo is ready to act against the currency's recent sharp declines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/09/economy/japan-finance-minister-warning-on-yen/

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Japan’s first interest rate hike in 17 years has failed to deliver the boost to the yen that policymakers had hoped for, with strategists pointing to four key reasons for the currency to remain weak for now. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/04/markets/weak-yen-after-rate-hike/

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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/

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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

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Japan’s top currency official delivered his most robust salvo of warnings in months against speculative moves in the foreign exchange market as the yen continues to hover near a 2022 intervention level. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/25/japan-currency-chief-warns-on-yen/

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Japan’s exports grew for a third consecutive month on the back of robust shipments of vehicles, rising 7.8% in February from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/21/economy/exports-rise-third-straight-month/

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A day after the opposition grilled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over a slush funds scandal, the Lower House approved a ¥112.57 trillion draft budget for the next fiscal year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/02/japan/politics/lower-house-budget-passes/

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