Business May 13, 2022
The yen is now resurgent even as broad dollar strength persists
Analysts say the yen has plenty of room to recover as the Bank of Japan has stuck to a dovish tone even as other major central banks have tightened policy.
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Business May 11, 2022
Goldman Sachs says yen shows significant value as a recession hedge
The relentless selling of the yen looks to have come to an end and some green shoots of positive commentary are beginning to appear.
Business Apr 20, 2022
BOJ further boosts bond buying as yields advance to policy limit
The move capped Japan’s benchmark 10-year yield at the 0.25% upper limit of the BOJ’s tolerated trading band while U.S. Treasurys hovered just below 3%.
Business / Financial Markets Apr 20, 2022
Traders need to rethink tumbling yen as a carry funding favorite
Analysis shows investors may be better off considering the Swiss franc, Taiwan dollar and euro rather than the rapidly weakening yen.
Business / Financial Markets Apr 18, 2022
Treasurys’ biggest foreign buyers to return on weakening yen
Money managers in Japan see conservative buyers like life insurers helping the country reaffirm its position as the biggest foreign holder of Treasurys after heavy selling in recent months.
Business / Financial Markets Apr 18, 2022
BOJ’s Kuroda steps up yen warning to stave off stimulus doubts
Kuroda is facing a balancing act as he tries to stick with his commitment to keep stimulating a fragile economy without adding momentum to the weakening trend.
Business Mar 30, 2022
Relentless BOJ bond buying drives yields lower as yen rebounds
The Bank of Japan surprised investors with a pledge to buy more securities than planned and include longer-dated debt on a day when global bonds rallied.
Business / Financial Markets Mar 30, 2022
Investors eye longer-dated bonds as BOJ intervenes to cap 10-year yields
The central bank intervened in an unprecedented manner Monday after a global bond rout pushed benchmark yields to the upper end of its 0.25% line in the sand.
Business Mar 14, 2022
Yen plunges to five-year low as Japan import costs surge
The yen’s fall shows no signs of easing as surging commodity prices have worsened the outlook for Japan’s trade balance.
Business / Financial Markets Feb 22, 2022
Flood of Japanese cash ready to buy Treasurys as potential Fed rate hike looms
Treasurys are off to their worst start to a year in over four decades, but Japanese investors may soon ride to their rescue.