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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 30, 2022
Yen’s reversal toward ¥140 revives talk of currency intervention
The Japanese currency has tumbled close to 4% this month and traded around the u00a5138.50 level Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2022
Fed chairman’s hawkish stance causes headaches for Kuroda as yen falls
The yen fell to a five-week low Monday morning, after Jerome Powell warned against prematurely loosening policy in his speech at the Jackson Hole retreat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 22, 2022
Yen weakness returns ahead of Jackson Hole with ¥140 level back in play
The greenback jumped almost 3% against the yen last week, helped by a spike in Treasury yields as traders readied for hawkish Federal Reserve commentary at the event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2022
Japan firms' earnings momentum unlikely to bring hoped-for wage hikes
Companies from automakers to energy companies reported upbeat earnings for the April to June quarter and revised upward full-year projections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2022
Major Japanese beer-makers log higher revenue in January-June period
Suntory Holdings saw its revenue increase 15.2% to u00a51.373 trillion, while Asahi Group Holdings' revenue rose 11.4% to u00a51.151 trillion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2022
Yen shorts fall out of fashion as recessionary fears end year’s hottest forex trade
Three key pillars of the sell-the-yen trade — a widening U.S.-Japan interest-rate gap, soaring oil prices and the loss of the currency's haven status — are crumbling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 5, 2022
Nikkei closes at two-month high on upbeat earnings and tech shares
The Nikkei average ended up 243.67 points, or 0.87%, from Thursday at 28,175.87, its highest finish since June 9. The broader Topix index finished 16.44 points higher at 1,947.17.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 4, 2022
Mr. JGB says markets need to prepare for BOJ buying fewer bonds
The Ministry of Finance has started looking into ensuring there's sufficient liquidity in the market, said Michio Saito, who heads the department that oversees debt issuance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 2, 2022
Yen rallies to two-month high amid simmering Sino-U.S. tensions
Investors repositioned for less aggressive interest rate rises globally and in response to jitters about U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's impending visit to Taiwan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 1, 2022
Yen heads for longest rally in six months as fears rise over U.S. growth
Hedge funds are selling down dollar positions and increasingly buying the yen as a haven play.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2022
Bank of Japan's deputy chief expects stronger wage growth next year
The comment is likely to keep speculation smoldering of policy adjustments after Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda steps down.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 29, 2022
Yen advances to level that threatens this year’s big foreign exchange short
The Japanese currency climbed more than 1% Friday, rising for a third day in the wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2022
IMF top economist sees Japan's monetary easing as appropriate
Top IMF chief downplayed concerns that a weaker yen due to low interest rates in Japan will adversely affect the country's economy by pushing up import prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2022
Bank of Japan should stop meddling in financial markets
There is no evidence that buying stocks and bonds has had the desired effect of stimulating activity and inflation in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 26, 2022
BOJ members maintained monetary easing due to lack of wage growth, minutes show
In the run-up to its June meeting, the BOJ faced market pressure to adjust its policy as global peers moved toward tightening their monetary grip to cope with surging inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2022
Big yen short in doubt for global traders even as Tokyo piles in
A split seems to be forming between a growing number of bearish yen watchers in Tokyo and their more positive foreign counterparts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 19, 2022
Japanese government picks new BOJ board members in sign of less dovish central bank
Some market participants see the choice of Hajime Takata as foreshadowing a potential shift from its pursuit of powerful monetary easing that has continued in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 19, 2022
Bank of Japan chief determined to maintain stimulus as world tightens
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda is in no mood to give up on stimulus and his ultraloose monetary policy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2022
Japan’s finance chief flags sudden yen slide at G20 meet
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, speaking on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting in Indonesia, voiced his concern over the yen’s sudden drop on the back of some speculative moves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 15, 2022
Macro gamblers grapple with immovable Bank of Japan
Japan is now alone among major economies in its stance of enforcing near-zero interest rates, and hedge funds and momentum-chasers have made hay.

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