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Japan names new FX diplomat as yen hits 38-year low
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 week agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan appointed a new top foreign exchange diplomat on Friday as the yen plumbed a 38-year low against the dollar, heightening...
BOJ's Ueda sticks to economic recovery view, keeps alive rate hike chance
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 month agoBank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the economy was on track for a moderate recovery,...
BOJ may face more pressure to hike rates as weak yen hits consumer spending
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 months agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's weak consumption may heighten, rather than tame, already growing political...
JGB yields touch decade-highs on rate-hike bets
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 months agoJapanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Tuesday to their highest levels in more than a decade, as bets grew that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could raise its interest rates in coming months ...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks enjoy a bounce from rate-cut fever
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 months agoGlobal shares rose to one-month highs on Friday while the dollar held steady, giving commodities a boost, after softer U.S. jobs data gave investors confidence that interest rates will start ...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks rally on renewed global rate cut optimism
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 months agoAsian stocks rose on Friday, on course for a third week of gains, while the dollar was steady as fresh signs of an easing U.S. labour market stoked optimism around interest rate cuts this year ...
UPDATE 2-Japan closely monitoring weak yen, PM Kishida says, in fresh warning from Tokyo
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 months agoJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that the government is closely monitoring the yen's recent weakness, joining the chorus of warnings from Tokyo against excessive currency ...
UPDATE 5-BOJ's board turned hawkish in April, steady rate hikes now in view
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 months agoBank of Japan board members turned overwhelmingly hawkish at their April policy meeting with some seeing the chance of interest rates rising faster than anticipated, a summary of opinions at ...
Morning Bid: Markets subdued, China trade to rebound
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 months agoAsian markets are set for a sluggish open on Thursday, with mixed U.S. corporate earnings, a firm dollar, and an upward drift in U.S. bond yields...
FOREX-Dollar regains momentum as yen loses ground
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 months agoThe dollar was back on the front foot on Wednesday, making modest gains after earlier losses from renewed bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts this year, while the yen weakened past 155 per dollar ...
