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Yen bulls spy a ray of hope in BOJ policy hint
A man walks past an electronic board displaying Japan's 10-year government bonds level, the current Japanese Yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and Nikkei share average, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, October 31.
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Why volatility on currency market has suddenly disappeared
Mike Dolan
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Black Friday is (almost) here: World market themes for the week ahead
People shop ahead of Black Friday at a Walmart Supercenter on Nov. 14 in Burbank, Cal.
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Japan’s finance minister reiterates readiness for ‘appropriate’ currency market action
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki arrives for a news conference during the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera
technology
Sony maintains PS5 sales target despite operating profit sliding on chip slump
(FILES) This file photo taken on January 31, 2023 shows the Sony logo outside the company's headquarters in Tokyo. The entertainment giant was expected to release second quarter earnings later in the day on November 9, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)
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Japan compiles US$113-billion package to cushion economic blow from inflation
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on November 2, 2023. Kishida announced a stimulus package worth more than 110 billion USD on November 2, 2023 as he tries to ease the pressure from inflation and rescue his premiership with his poll ratings at a record low. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota / various sources / AFP) (Photo by KIYOSHI OTA/AFP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
Toyota’s quarterly profit jumps on cheap yen, strong global sales
FILE - The Toyota logo is shown on a dealership in Manchester, N.H., in this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, file photo. Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it's constructing in central North Carolina, more than doubling its prior investments and expected number of new jobs, the company announced Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
international business
Panasonic cuts battery unit’s profit outlook, warns on high-end EV sales
FILE PHOTO: The Panasonic booth is shown during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
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Japan says any decision on currency market intervention would be based on volatility, not yen levels
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks with the media after a meeting of G7 leaders on the sidelines of G20 finance ministers' and Central Bank governors' meeting at Gandhinagar, India, July 16, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
asia-pacific business
Japan says it’s watching currency market moves with ‘strong sense of urgency’ as yen slides
A man walks past an electric monitor displaying the Japanese yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, Euro and other foreign currencies outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File photo
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Japan’s finance minister warns markets as yen nears intervention danger zone
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks with the media after a meeting of G7 leaders on the sidelines of G20 finance ministers' and Central Bank governors' meeting at Gandhinagar, India, July 16, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave
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Yen skids as Bank of Japan maintains ultralow interest rates, dovish guidance
Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference after holding a monetary policy meeting at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on September 22, 2023. The Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary policy on September 22, though officials face increasing pressure to turn more hawkish as the yen weakens and after fresh data showed inflation remained stubbornly high. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)
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Japan’s Mitsui, Canada’s Northland Power to build a one gigawatt offshore wind farm in Taiwan
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Japanese PM Fumio Kishida seeks to shake up $5-trillion asset management industry
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
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Japan warns against post-Fed yen slide, says government is monitoring currency markets
People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index and U.S. dollar/Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Tokyo. Stock prices were mostly higher in Asia on Monday as investors awaited U.S. inflation figures and China’s latest economic data. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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ECB seals euro’s fate; parity back in play?
Jamie McGeever
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Ruling party heavyweight reiterates preference for loose monetary policy after Bank of Japan hints at change
FILE PHOTO: A man walks in front of the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
international business
Honda’s profit doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales
FILE PHOTO: Honda's logo is seen on the front grill of the new SUV Elevate, during its world premiere, at an event in New Delhi, India, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
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Troubled Toshiba announces buyout offer led by Japan businesses
FILE - The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at a company's building in Kawasaki near Tokyo, on Feb. 19, 2022. Toshiba announced a 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in a move that will take it private, as the scandal-tarnished Japanese electronics and energy giant seeks to turn itself around. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
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Policy tweak and global rates peak - BOJ times it just right
A man walks at the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2023.