Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the party’s headquarters following the lower house election, at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo,…
Read more Japan’s Shigeru Ishiba suggests he intends to stay on as PM after ruling coalition loses majorityJP Morgan headquarters at Canary Wharf financial district at the heart of Canary Wharf financial district on 6th February 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In…
Read more CNBC Daily Open: Lower rates might hurt banksJapan’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to “around 0.25%” from its previous range of 0% to 0.1% and outlined its plan to taper its bond…
Read more Bank of Japan raises benchmark interest rate, outlines roadmap for trimming bond buying programCherry trees in bloom near the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose on Wednesday after…
Read more Asia-Pacific markets climb, tracking gains on Wall Street; yen intervention suspectedSheets of newly-designed Japanese 10,000 yen banknotes move through a machine at the National Printing Bureau Tokyo plant in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Persistent weakness…
Read more Yen weakens past 160 against the dollar, reigniting intervention speculationPedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Photographer: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images…
Read more Japan stocks rise after cooler-than-expected core inflation data; India’s Nifty hits fresh recordVehicles travel along a highway past commercial and residential buildings in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Foreign investments into Japan’s…
Read more Japan’s property sector sees ‘golden period’ as foreign investments surge 45%A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan (BoJ) building in central Tokyo on July 28, 2023. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images The Bank of…
Read more Bank of Japan hikes bond buying as benchmark yields hit decade peakThe Bank of Japan could be forced into hiking rates sooner than expected, if the Japanese yen weakens beyond 150 to the dollar. Higher rates could then unwind…
Read more Japanese yen weakness may force BOJ tightening sooner than expectedContainers in a shipping terminal at the Honmoku pier in Yokohama, Japan, on Monday, June 19, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan posted its first monthly…
Read more Japan trade data dims growth prospects as China leads decline in Asia exportsThe Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Bloomberg | Getty Images The Bank of Japan announced Friday “greater flexibility” in its monetary policy — surprising global financial markets.…
Read more The Bank of Japan just shocked markets with a policy tweak — here’s why it mattersThe Japanese yen strengthened and 10-year JGB yield rose after the Bank of Japan said it would allow “greater flexibility” in its target range for 10-year Japanese government bond…
Read more Yen weakens but bonds rise after BOJ pledges more flexibility to yield curve controlThe debt ceiling crisis is over now that the bill has been signed , but investors still need to navigate the aftermath. There are opportunities — but also…
Read more Here’s what to buy — and avoid — after the U.S. debt ceiling deal, according to analystsCalls to move away from relying on the U.S. dollar for trade are growing. More and more countries — from Brazil to Southeast Asian nations — are calling…
Read more Calls to move away from the U.S. dollar are growing — but the greenback is still kingA home in Lynch, Kentucky. Scott Olson | Getty Images The banking turmoil of March, which saw the collapse of several regional U.S. lenders, will lead to a…
Read more Veteran investor David Roche says a credit crunch is coming for ‘small-town America’People cross a street in Tokyo’s Ginza district. The Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged on Wednesday. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images The Japanese…
Read more Japanese yen jumps on report Kazuo Ueda will be next governor of the central bankBank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday defended the central bank’s decision to widen the trading band in its yield curve control program and committed to continuing…
Read more Bank of Japan defends yield curve control measures, intends to stick to ultra-easy monetary policyThe Bank of Japan on Tuesday shocked global markets by widening the target range for its 10-year government bond yield. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Global…
Read more Bank of Japan shocks global markets with bond yield shiftDollar strength has been the talk of the currency trading world for most of the year. The U.S. dollar index , which measures the dollar’s value relative to…
Read more Think the dollar is about to peak? Wall Street pros explain how to trade itThe Japanese yen weakened past 150 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, hitting a key psychological level that hasn’t been seen since August 1990. The Bank of Japan’s two-day…
Read more Japanese yen hits 150 against the U.S. dollar, weakest levels not seen since August 1990
