Category: yen
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Asia FX muted, dollar steady ahead of more Fed cues; yen stays fragile By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies fell slightly on Monday, while the dollar held steady as traders awaited more signals on interest rates from the Federal Reserve this week. The Japanese yen remained fragile after reversing a large portion of its gains made as a result of potential currency market intervention…
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Hedge funds play a weak Japanese yen By Reuters
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Written by Neil McKenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Pressure on Japan to support a weak yen may have eased, but the currency’s weakness remains a headache for Tokyo. The yen has fallen 9.4% against the dollar so far this year, and appears poised for a fourth year of declines. This has…
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Yen climbs while dollar stabilises after US inflation ebbs By Reuters
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Written by Harry Robertson and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Japanese yen rose for a second straight day on Thursday after data on Wednesday showed U.S. inflation slowing, while the dollar found a footing against other currencies after a sharp decline the day before. Data on Wednesday showed that…
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Asia FX muted as dollar steadies ahead of inflation data; yen fragile By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies moved slightly on Tuesday, tracking a flat dollar, as traders remained largely focused on upcoming US inflation readings that are likely to weigh on interest rate expectations. The Japanese yen was also a point of focus, as continued weakness in the currency put traders on…
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More yen weakness likely – BOA Securities survey By Investing.com
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Investing.com – Further weakness in the Japanese yen appears likely, according to Bank of America Securities, citing its latest surveys of foreign exchange rates and interest rates. At 10:25 EST (14:25 GMT), it was trading 0.2% higher at 155.83 yen, with the pair up just under 2% this week as…
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BOJ’s Ueda signals chance of policy action if yen moves affect inflation By Reuters
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Written by Laika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday that the central bank may take action on monetary policy if the yen’s movements have a significant impact on inflation, stepping up its warning about the economic fallout from the currency’s recent sharp declines.…
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BOJ will scrutinise weak yen in guiding monetary policy, says Governor Ueda By Reuters
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Dollar firm as US CPI data looms; hawkish BOJ policymakers pause yen slide By Reuters
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Written by Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was mostly steady on Thursday as traders kept their nerve ahead of next week’s U.S. inflation data and what it could portend for Federal Reserve (US central bank) policy, while hawkish views from members of the Bank of Japan helped the…
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Asia FX muted, Japanese yen pauses losses after BOJ warning By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies moved in a flat-to-low range on Thursday as markets sought more signals on U.S. interest rates from Federal Reserve officials and upcoming inflation data. The Japanese yen saw some resilience, with the pair pausing its recent decline following somewhat hawkish comments from the Bank of…
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Dollar gains ground; subdued yen prompts Japan warning By Reuters
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Written by Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar remained steady on Wednesday, offsetting some losses resulting from renewed bets on a cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve (US central bank) this year, while the yen fell for a third day, raising investors’ concerns about the risk of…
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Yen is a big loser against the USD in Asian trade today, but its not the only one
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Dollar steadies after payrolls-linked fall; yen falls again By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The US dollar rose in early European trade on Tuesday, trying to bounce back from sharp losses at the end of last week, while the Japanese yen fell despite further threats of intervention. At 04:35 EDT (08:35 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the US currency against a…
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Dollar soft on renewed rate cut bets; yen starts week on back foot By Reuters
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By Samuel Indyk and Ankur Banerjee LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar fell slightly on Monday as a weak U.S. jobs report boosted bets that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates this year, while the yen fell after suspected intervention last week sparked a wave of volatility. Last week, the…
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Asia FX dips as dollar steadies from payrolls plunge; yen reverses course By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies fell on Monday as the dollar stabilized from Friday’s decline after weaker-than-expected jobs data led markets to increase bets on interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The Japanese yen was the worst performer in Asia, as it reversed course after clear government intervention last…
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Weekend – “Yellen counsels caution on currency intervention after surge in yen”
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US Treasury Secretary Yellen spoke over the weekend He added: “I will not comment on whether they intervened or not. I think this is just a rumour.” He said that the yen “moved slightly over a relatively short period of time.” “We expect that these interventions will be rare and…
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Analysis-Japan faces a tough tug-of-war with yen bears By Reuters
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Written by Ankur Banerjee and Ray Wei SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japan appears to have bought some time and respite for the falling yen during its latest suspected wave, but it has also set itself up for a protracted war with a market that views the currency as a sell-off in…
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Yen surges on suspected intervention, 160 seen as key level By Reuters
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Written by Kevin Buckland, Tetsushi Kajimoto, and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfus TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The yen rose against the dollar in the early hours of Asia on Thursday in what traders suspected was another round of intervention by Japanese authorities to halt a sharp decline in the currency, with the 160-point…
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Japanese yen rises, USDJPY hits 3-week low on suspected intervention By Investing.com
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Investing.com — The Japanese yen rose on Friday, with the USD/JPY pair hitting a three-week low after sharp declines this week that traders largely attributed to government intervention. The pair, which measures the amount of yen needed to buy one dollar, was trading 0.2% higher at 153.34 yen. It had…
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Dollar on back foot ahead of jobs report; yen on track for hefty weekly gains By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The US dollar fell slightly on Friday, as activity eased ahead of the widely watched monthly US jobs report, and the Japanese yen braced for its next week in more than a year. At 04:25 EDT (08:25 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket…