Japan spent $74 billion propping up the yen. Investors say the real battle is with the Fed
Yen intervention alone is unlikely to reverse losses while wide U.S.-Japan rate differentials keep supporting the dollar, said analysts. Source link
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Japanese yen sinks to weakest level since 1986, keeping intervention risks in focus
The yen gained on Wednesday following a rally in Japan’s equities and bets on more fiscally responsible policies after Prime Minister Takaichi’s election win. Yevgen Romanenko | Moment | Getty Images The Japanese yen weakened to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar since 1986 on Tuesday, keeping investors on alert for possible intervention from…
China doesn’t need to de-throne the dollar to win global currency war
Renminbi and US dollar banknotes are captured in Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China, on March 1, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Every June, policymakers, regulators, bankers, investors, and financial executives gather in Shanghai for the Lujiazui Forum, China‘s premier financial policy conference. If Davos is where global…
Yen slides past 161 against the dollar, nearing 40-year low and reviving intervention bets
The yen looked punch-drunk on Wednesday after a sudden spill overnight, pressured by wide interest rate differentials between Japan and the rest of the world. Bibek Raj Giri | Moment | Getty Images The Japanese yen breached the 161 level against the U.S. dollar late Thursday, creeping closer to a four-decade low and renewing speculation…
Why Japan’s intervention and a rate hike didn’t prop up the yen more
The yen rose on Monday, helped by comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda who left the door open to a near-term rate hike. Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is increasingly finding herself in an unenviable position on the foreign-exchange front. After deploying over 11.7 trillion yen…
Sensex, Kospi, Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, Iran, Oil
Currency dealers monitor exchange rates in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on May 15, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi hit a fresh record Tuesday as trading resumed after a public holiday, with investor sentiment supported by hopes for a breakthrough in the…
Japan’s Nikkei 225 tops 64,000 for first time as oil falls on Hormuz reopening hopes
Japan’s Nikkei 225 breached 64,000 for the first time Monday as a sharp decline in oil prices lifted risk sentiment in holiday-thinned trading. Source link
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Pedestrians stand in front of an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened broadly higher Tuesday as oil prices, while elevated, eased slightly following news that President Donald Trump was postponing a…
Nikkei, Kospi, Hang Seng, Sensex, CSI 300
South Korea’s Kospi opened at a fresh record Monday, leading gains in Asia-Pacific markets amid rising oil prices and escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. President Donald Trump‘s rejection of Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war, however, stoked worries over an elongated Middle East conflict. Iran submitted a new proposal to U.S. negotiators focused…
Nikkei 225, Hang Seng, Kospi, Sensex, CSI 300
Offshore vessel ‘Zakher Duty’ at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026. Amr Alfiky | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets traded lower Friday, as concerns grew over renewed hostilities between Iran and the U.S. amid a fragile ceasefire….