Japan’s finance chief flags sudden yen slide at G20 meet
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, speaking on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting in Indonesia, ...
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Yen falls to ¥139 against the dollar, marking fresh 24-year low
The yen continued to fall against the U.S dollar Thursday in Tokyo, hitting a fresh 24-year ...
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Cheaper yen lures Hong Kong’s rich to Japanese real estate
Encouraged by a weaker yen, Hong Kong investors are hunting for Japanese real estate, snapping up ...
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Half of manufacturers in Kansai federation say weak yen having bad impact
Osaka – Half of the member manufacturers that responded to a recent survey said the yen’s ...
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Food prices in Japan spike on soaring cost for raw materials, weak yen
An analysis company in Japan on Monday said food manufacturers have been raising their prices as ...
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BOJ to work closely with government on yen stability, Kuroda says after meeting PM
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday the central bank hoped to respond appropriately on ...
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BOJ policy should be set ‘comprehensively,’ not just for yen, Kishida says
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that monetary policy should be formulated “comprehensively,” and not just to ...
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Takeda and Nintendo among Japanese firms quietly celebrating weak yen
Japan’s yen is at its weakest in decades and inflicting high costs of imported food and ...
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BOJ seen retaining policy, but messaging on prices and yen in focus
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep its ultraeasy monetary policy unchanged at its ...
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When will the BOJ act on the yen? Not anytime soon, economists say.
The European Central Bank is set to raise interest rates in July for the first time ...
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