South Korea’s efforts to stabilize its currency face a major obstacle at home — the record appetite of its retail investors for U.S. stocks that is fueling dollar demand as the won languishes at 17-year lows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/05/markets/korea-fx-stability-wall-street-mania/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #southkorea #forex #stocks
Japan's foreign exchange fund special account is attracting attention as a possible source of funding for consumption tax reduction or elimination proposed by many parties ahead of Sunday’s general election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/economy/forex-fund-special-account-tax-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #forex #currencies #taxes #2026lowerhouseelection #bonds
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wasn’t specifically highlighting the benefits of a weak yen over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/economy/japan-finance-minister-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #forex #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy
A summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s January policy meeting indicated a growing awareness of the need to raise interest rates in a timely fashion as authorities monitor the impact of the weak yen on inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/boj-summary-of-opinions-january-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #boj #yen #forex #inflation #sanaetakaichi
The yen slid Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a weak currency can be a major opportunity for export industries, cooling speculation that her government is poised to intervene to support the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/markets/yen-drops-japan-pm-takaichi-remark/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi
The leader of one of Japan’s biggest business groups representing smaller firms called on the government to take more action on currencies, warning that the weak yen is squeezing smaller companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/markets/business-leader-yen-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bankofjapan #yen #dollar #forex #wages #jobs
A new manga and upcoming anime, "FX Senshi Kurumi-chan," reimagines Japan’s FX trading world, though in reality it remains dominated by older investors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/29/japan/mrs-watanabe-gets-a-pink-haired-makeover-in-fx-anime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #fxsenshikurumichan #forex #yen #mrswatanabe #japaneseeconomy
Japan may be shifting toward a more creative and coordinated strategy with the U.S. to strengthen the yen through surprise intervention, policy signaling and structural measures beyond Bank of Japan rate hikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/28/japan/japan-weak-yen-response/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #boj #fed #monetarypolicy
Coordinated intervention chatter changes the bet on the yen as the U.S., in theory, has unlimited dollars at its disposal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/27/markets/coordinated-yen-intervention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #sanaetakaichi #us #forex
The yen has gained amid broad weakness in the dollar as traders remained on heightened alert over Japanese intervention to halt the currency’s recent slide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/26/markets/yen-extends-gains-dollar-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #forex #currencies #bonds
Traders will start the week on heightened alert of Japan government intervention to halt the yen’s recent slide as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of action on abnormal moves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/25/japan/market-on-high-alert-for-yen-intervention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #forex #yen #trading #fed #interestrates
Japanese financial authorities are watching currency movements with a sense of urgency, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday, after a moment of yen volatility that transpired more than an hour earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/markets/katayama-yen-rate-urgency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #boj #financeministry #satsukikatayama #inflation #sanaetakaichi
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama shared concerns with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the weakening yen during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a G7 conference in Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/katayama-bessent-concerns-yens-weakening/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #satsukikatayama #scottbessent #yen #forex #currencies
Japan has a “free hand” to take bold action against currency moves that are not in line with fundamentals, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/economy/japan-finance-minister-interview-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #financeministry #forex #yen #dollar
China is again limiting yuan gains to protect exports and manage economic weakness, but resisting a gradual appreciation risks trade tensions and forgoing benefits to domestic demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/18/world/push-for-stronger-yuan-continues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #yuan #peoplesbankofchina #forex #trade #monetarypolicy #inflation
Currency forecasts are unreliable, as the yen’s recent weakness highlights the limits of intervention and the influence of narratives over economic fundamentals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/28/japan/big-myth-about-weak-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #yen #dollar #forex #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #timothygeithner
Tokyo is open to intervening in the currency market "to mitigate the side effects of a weak yen,” one official said, reflecting PM Takaichi’s inflation concerns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/23/economy/takaichi-proactive-yen-intervention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #takujiaida #yen #currencies #forex
‘Sell-Japan’ trade takes a breather as verbal intervention dialed up slightly and stimulus package that so worried the market within expectations https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/21/markets/sell-japan-pause/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #forex #currencies #yen #dollar #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #boj #kazuoueda
Yen and Japanese bonds continue to retreat ahead of super-big stimulus and as verbal intervention from top officials is lacking. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/20/markets/market-turmoil-thursday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #forex #currencies #yen #dollar #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #boj #kazuoueda
The Turkish lira, which has plunged over 16% against the yen this year, has become one of the hottest bets for Japan’s risk-hungry day traders — raising fears yen intervention or lira volatility could wipe them out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/20/markets/japan-retail-investors-turkish-lira-buy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #forex #lira #turkey #investments