The government is monitoring the yen with a strong sense of urgency, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, sending her first clear warning on currency movements since taking on her role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/economy/katayama-warning-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #yen #boj #japaneseeconomy #scottbessent #kazuoueda
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit, with stocks dropping and the yen strengthening in choppy trade https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/markets/takaichi-yen-plunge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #forex #currencies #yen #dollar #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #ldp #komeito
Despite heightened geopolitical tensions and escalating trade wars, the U.S. dollar’s global dominance is unlikely to fade in the near term, leaving Asian economies vulnerable to dollar shocks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/10/world/asia-and-dollar-dependence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #usdollar #yen #yuan #currencies #forex #monetarypolicy #asean #china #us
The yen’s status as a haven in times of global stress faces growing skepticism, threatening to exacerbate a selloff that sent the currency to an eight-month low this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/markets/yen-haven-status-in-doubt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #forex #gold #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy
The yen reached its weakest level since mid-February against the dollar on Wednesday on rising concerns about an increase in fiscal spending in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/economy/yen-weakest-since-february/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #forex #currencies #yen #dollar #euro #france #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy
Japan’s stock market will likely get support while the yen and long-term government bonds come under pressure following the surprise victory of pro-stimulus Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/05/markets/takaichi-win-stocks-yen-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #nikkei #stocks #yen #currencies #bonds #ldp
Let’s salute the landmark currency agreement of 40 years ago. Getting such a deal today would be a mighty struggle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/22/japan/the-plaza-accord-still-the-gold-standard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #plazaaccord #jamesbaker #usdollar #yen #japaneseeconomy #useconomy #currencies
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reaffirmed in a joint statement their commitment to let markets determine currency exchange rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/economy/us-japan-fx-manipulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #katsunobukato #us #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #currencies #yen #boj #donaldtrump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda to exchange views on the economy and financial markets including currencies, after the yen weakened amid rising pressure for Ishiba to resign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/economy/prime-minister-meets-bank-of-japan-governor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #ldp #yen
Mazda swung to a consolidated net loss of ¥42.1 billion in the April-June period due to steep U.S. tariffs and a stronger yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/companies/mazda-net-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mazda #carmakers #tariffs #donaldtrump #us #yen
The yen has underperformed all its major peers in the past three months and could be at risk of further declines as political risks mount. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/markets/traders-primed-for-more-yen-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #japaneseeconomy #2025upperhouseelection #boj #tariffs
Japanese government bonds are vulnerable to further selling following a historic election defeat for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, although the immediate reaction was damped by a rally in global debt markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/22/markets/japan-markets-vulnerable-post-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #bonds #stocks #yen #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba
Yen traders revamp option bets ahead of Japan election https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/japan-yen-traders-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yen #dollar #forex #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #tariffs
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