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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 29, 2022
Resurgent yen at risk of bigger moves still if 1998 is any guide
The currency has taken another leg higher in recent days, fueled in part by the potential fallout from China's deteriorating COVID-19 situation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2022
Why is the Swiss franc still a safe-haven currency?
While other leading safe-haven currencies have taken a hit as of late, the Swiss franc keeps going strong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2022
Yen speculators bow to Japan’s stealth strategy as CPI looms
Unannounced currency intervention, ramped-up bond buying and an extra budget have helped Japan show financial markets that it is standing its ground on stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2022
Japan expected to keep last central bank negative interest rate
Explaining the refusal to shift gears is getting harder and such doggedness risks triggering a fresh downward spiral for the embattled yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2022
Vulnerable yen’s bigger problem now importers, not speculators
Japan's need for foreign goods creates constant demand for dollars that is insensitive to yield differentials, technical levels and expectations for monetary policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2022
U.S. treasury chief respects Japan's silence on yen intervention, top currency official says
Masato Kanda's comments come as market moves suggest Japan has continued to step into the market since last month's first intervention to prop up the yen in 24 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2022
Japan likely spent around $6 billion for suspected Oct. 24 FX intervention
Authorities' so-called stealth intervention in rapid succession has underscored their resolve in fighting what they have characterized as 'intolerable and speculative' yen-selling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2022
Japan keeps warning on market volatility and raises view on capital expenditure
The economy is seeing a moderate recovery, the government said in its monthly report, though it raised its view on business spending while downgrading its assessment of imports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2022
Will they or won't they? Japan turns to guessing game to shore up yen
Analysts say the strategy of staying mum keeps investors guessing on intervention, thereby discouraging speculators from testing the yen's new lows.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 24, 2022
Yen renews decline as signs of further Japan intervention fade
The Bank of Japan meets later this week and its decision is likely to be another key catalyst for the embattled currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 22, 2022
Why Japan stands virtually alone in keeping interest rates ultralow
The yen is plummeting and inflation is climbing, but Japan's economic circumstances have led to a view that raising rates would do more harm than good.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 22, 2022
Roger Dahl on Japan's yen intervention
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2022
Fall past ¥150 has yen watchers wondering when Japan will act
The currency has weakened by more than u00a54 per dollar since Japan stepped into the market in September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2022
Japan's finance minister vows 'appropriate steps' to tackle volatile yen moves
'Recent rapid and one-sided yen declines are undesirable. We absolutely cannot tolerate excessively volatile moves driven by speculative trading,' Shunichi Suzuki said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2022
Stealth intervention talk permeates market as yen approaches ¥150
Dropping to u00a5150 is seen as an important psychological level in Japan and a break may increase pressure on authorities for further action.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 18, 2022
Yen traders watch for intervention as Kishida and Kuroda hold the line
Observers have said officials are likely focused on the speed of declines, and that they won't necessarily have a price in mind at which they'll act again.

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