Dollar steady as first round of US-Iran talks ends, frail yen in focus
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, June 22 (Reuters) – The dollar was steady on Monday as the first round…
Yen defies record intervention as wait for BOJ hike raises risks
Yen traders face a heightened risk of intervention over the next two weeks after Japan’s currency defied historic…
BOJ will probably raise rates in June, former board member says
The Bank of Japan will probably raise its benchmark rate next month at a meeting that will determine…
Japan may have spent $32 billion in additional yen-buying intervention
By Atsuko Aoyama and Rocky Swift TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) – Japan may have spent as much as…
Japan can intervene twice more before November under IMF rules, official notes
Japan can conduct only two more sessions of three-day interventions by November if it wants to maintain its…
The world’s central banks are wrestling with a gigantic problem
The world’s leading central bankers are stuck. In stately succession in the past week, policymakers in Tokyo, Washington,…
Bank of Japan rushes to pave way for rate hikes amid rising oil prices, weak yen
Bank of Japan April increase seen as likely after March meeting opinions, studies The market anticipates a 70%…
Dollar holds firm as risk of protracted Middle East war saps sentiment
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, March 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar held broadly steady on Monday, poised for…
Stocks fall 5% after yen breaks ¥160 to the dollar over the weekend
Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average sank 5% minutes after opening Monday to a 2026 low as the conflict…
Yen gains against dollar after central banks hold steady
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) — The euro and the Japanese yen advanced against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as…
Japan begins its largest-ever oil release from strategic reserves
Japan started the largest-ever release of oil from its strategic reserves on Monday, an 80 million-barrel effort as…
Asian stocks gain after optimism about AI sends Wall Street higher
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose in Wednesday morning trading, with Japan’s benchmark hitting a record high,…