Markets analysts speculated that policymakers had used the opportunity of the U.S. inflation data to enter the market.

Global investors are unwinding their wagers on Japan's yen rising quickly as a cautious central bank, a trade war and the ...

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It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline ...

The Japanese yen is hovering near three-month lows against the U.S. dollar, after hitting 153.18 late Wednesday. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. In the past, weakness in the ...

“We have argued that the risk from Japan’s Upper House election to be held on July 20 is skewed to a weaker yen with a rise in volatility in the case of a loss by the ruling coalition party,” said ...

Japan’s Recent Intervention In May, Japan’s Ministry of Finance confirmed for the first time since 2022 that the country performed a currency intervention on the yen.

Overall market reaction to the U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear sites on Saturday remains muted, with oil up 0.5% after briefly turning lower. The U.S. benchmark had surged over 6% when markets opened ...

Japan has reappointed Atsushi Mimura as vice finance minister for international affairs, solidifying his leadership over foreign exchange policy during critical U.S. tariff negotiations. The ...

Roughly 5 billion new banknotes were in circulation as of the end of May, accounting for just 28.8% of all notes in use.

The Japanese yen is hovering near three-month lows against the U.S. dollar, after hitting 153.18 late Wednesday. In the past, weakness in the Japanese currency has been attributed to the ...

The Japanese yen is hovering near three-month lows against the U.S. dollar, after hitting 153.18 late Wednesday. In the past, weakness in the Japanese currency has been attributed to the ...