The Japan Times
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Japan is unlikely to face pressure from the U.S. to prop up the yen despite U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of its large trade surplus with his country, a former top currency diplomat says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/economy/ex-japan-forex-diplomat-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #currencies #dollar #yen #donaldtrump #scottbessent #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs
The Japan Times
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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund suffered a quarterly loss in the January-March period as a depreciating dollar dragged down the value of its overseas securities and domestic assets slumped. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/companies/gpif-suffers-quarterly-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #gpif #stocks #dollar #investments
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

A battered dollar is taking another beating as investors, unnerved by fresh signs of an erosion in U.S. central bank independence, push the greenback back to its lowest levels in over three years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/27/economy/us-dollar-low-fed-independence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #dollar #fed #jeromepowell #donaldtrump
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Africa's push for local currency payment systems is finally making concrete gains, bringing the promise of less costly trade to a continent long hobbled by resource-sapping dollar transactions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/markets/trump-africa-non-dollar-payments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #africa #dollar #kenya #us #donaldtrump