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Yen

  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    Bank of Japan
    Yen sinks after BoJ holds rates amid caution over Trump’s impact

    Japan’s central bank governor says ‘one more notch’ of information needed to justify raising rates

    Kazuo Ueda speaking at a press conference
  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    Yen strengthens past ¥150 against dollar on BoJ rate rise expectations

    Japanese currency’s rally makes it one of the best performing among G10 group this week

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    Japanese official warns on ‘excess moves’ in yen after Trump win boosts dollar

    Asian currencies under pressure following US election

    Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes and US 100 dollar bills are arranged side by side.
  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
    UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
    Yen carry and US tech Premium content

    And the housing markets gets worse

    Mini Japanese and US flags in front of a monitor showing exchange rates
  • Saturday, 19 October, 2024
    Yen resumes decline on doubts over Japan interest rate rises

    Currency sinks below ¥150 against US dollar for first time since August surge

    Yen and US dollar banknotes
  • Thursday, 3 October, 2024
    New Japanese prime minister’s dovish comments rekindle yen carry trade

    Currency falls after Ishiba says Japan’s economy is ‘not in an environment’ for further interest rate rises

    Shigeru Ishiba speaking to reporters at the entrance to the prime minister's office in Tokyo
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    Bank of Japan
    BoJ holds interest rates and upgrades consumption outlook

    Central bank forecasts Japanese economy will keep growing at a pace above its potential growth rate

    A shopper, reflected on a mirror glass, checks food items at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    Yen strengthens past ¥140 against dollar ahead of rate decisions

    Japanese currency rises as US Fed prepares to cut rates this week

    Pedestrians in central Tokyo
  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2024
    Markets InsightBrad Setser
    Intervention in currency markets can work

    Bank of Japan’s moves to shore up yen indicate consensus on such actions needs to be updated

    Japanese ¥10,000 banknotes
  • Friday, 23 August, 2024
    Bank of Japan
    Bank of Japan governor warns global markets are ‘unstable’

    Parliament told there will be no change to central bank’s basic stance on monetary easing

    Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda, right, speaks at a microphone with raised hands in front of the House of Representatives Finance and Financial Services Committee. Japan's finance minister Shunichi Suzuki looks on, seated beside him. The meeting took place at the parliament in Tokyo on August 23. Several other individuals are visible in the background, listening attentively.
  • Monday, 19 August, 2024
    Currencies
    The yenmageddon short squeeze

    Barf bags ready

  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Equities
    Asian stocks rally as fears of US recession recede

    Regional indices follow Wall Street higher with Japan’s benchmark Topix rising 3%

    A picture of a globe with stocks going up
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
    Gillian Tett
    Market gyrations reflect fears about the unwinding of QE

    The yen carry trade is a symptom not a cause of investor anxiety

    Illustration of a red herring with dollar coins instead of scales
  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
    Unwinding of yen ‘carry trade’ still threatens markets, say analysts

    Resurgent Japanese currency forces speculators to shut down years’ worth of bets that could run into billions of dollars

    Pedestrians walking in front of the The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan
  • Tuesday, 6 August, 2024
    Markets volatility
    Wall Street stages partial rebound after Japanese stocks surge

    Tokyo equities jump 9% following Monday’s global rout but US and European recoveries were more muted

    A man walks in front of an electronic board displaying the Nikkei 225 level and the foreign exchange rate for the yen against the US dollar on August 6 2024
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    LexToyota Motor Corp
    Toyota’s yen downdraft shows challenges for Japan’s exporters Premium content

    Earnings uplift from weak currency might not last much longer

    A Lexus charging port for an EV car is seen at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Asia-Pacific equities
    Japanese stocks fall as investors fear effects of stronger yen

    Bank of Japan’s interest rate increase catches Tokyo market by surprise

    A person walks past an electronic screen displaying a graph of the Nikkei 225 index showing the price falling outside a brokerage in Tokyo
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Leo Lewis
    The yen is everything to Japan’s economy

    Tacit acknowledgment of this by the country’s central bank signals a shift to more honest thinking

    María Hergueta illustration of a person standing under a temple gate with pillars  in the shape of the Japanese yen
  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    Bank of Japan
    Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 0.25%

    Japanese central bank plans to halve monthly bond purchases as it tightens monetary policy

    The Japanese flag at the Bank of Japan in Tokyo
  • Saturday, 27 July, 2024
    Yen rebound ripples across global markets

    Traders braced for further volatility in currency ahead of knife-edge Bank of Japan meeting

  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    Instant InsightKatie Martin
    Is the yen behind the tech sell-off?

    The link between the Japanese currency and Silicon Valley stocks seems more than a coincidence

    Belly flop contest
  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    Currencies
    The yen’s short-smashing, carry-crunching Trump jump

    Bigly moves

  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
    The Long ViewKatie Martin
    As Japan stocks rise, some investors are wary of history repeating itself

    The vulnerability of the yen still overhangs the Tokyo market despite a recent bounce in the currency

  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Japanese yen falls to weakest level since 1986

    Traders on alert for further currency intervention as market impact of April’s $62bn effort proves shortlived

    A woman counts Japanese 10,000 yen notes in Tokyo
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    Japan’s $62bn support for yen provides little reprieve

    Currency’s slide towards 34-year lows resumes as finance ministry reveals scale of market intervention

    A man walks past an electronic screen displaying yen-US dollar and other foreign currency exchange rates in Tokyo on Sunday
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