US sale of euros for yen intervention blindsided Europe: report
Some ECB officials viewed the US using euros, instead of US dollars, as an unprecedented breach of longstanding…
Why yen intervention had limited impact: Market doubts over Japan’s policy
Currencies Declining confidence in Tokyo’s economic agenda keeps currency under pressure Coordinated intervention by Japan and U.S. central…
Kishida sees growth strategy as game changer for yen
Joint U.S.-Japan intervention has supported the yen for now, but isn’t a game-changer for the currency or the…
Japan likely intervened to prop up yen, with possible help from U.S.
Japan appears to have delivered a surprise intervention to prop up the yen, possibly working with U.S. financial…
Japan’s trade deficit widens as yen, Iran war inflate imports
Japan’s trade deficit unexpectedly widened in June as the weak yen inflated the value of imports and the…
Yen options suggest a slide to 165 level before Japan intervenes
The yen has room to weaken more before Japanese officials step in to support the currency, options suggest.…
Japan’s top pension fund likely to brush off political pressure
Japan’s biggest public pension fund will likely ignore Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama’s call to boost domestic investment, at…
Japan signals pension push into domestic assets, sparking rally in yen, bonds
By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) – Japan’s finance minister said on Friday the…
Japan’s summer vacation budgets rise for first time in three years
Japanese summer travel budgets increased for the first time in three years to an average of ¥58,902 ($363)…
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Japan might be talking up the yen by saying less about it, the lack of information adding to…
Sinking yen and robust economy support BOJ case for earlier rate hike
The Bank of Japan has an increasingly strong case to consider an early rate hike as business activity…
Wall Street mixed, European stocks gain as Broadcom drags tech; oil dips
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) – Global stocks inched higher in choppy trading on Thursday…