Traders plot worst-case scenario for yen if currency crisis hits
Some investors view Japan as a laggard in raising interest rates to combat inflation The yen sliding to a once-unthinkable...
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Yen Hits Weakest Level Against Dollar Since December 1986 – Market Gets Ready For Further Intervention By Authorities
The yen has remained under pressure as investors favor dollar-denominated assets on expectations the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates...
Will Japan’s tourist visa fees, interest rate policy impact its booming property market?
With Japan imposing higher visa fees for tourists from July while moving away from an ultra-loose monetary policy, foreign investors...
Japan Needs More than Foreign Currency Intervention | American Enterprise Institute
Einstein famously remarked that a sign of insanity was repeating the same experiment and expecting a different result. If ever...
Surging dollar battering Asia’s most fragile currencies
TOKYO — Kevin Warsh’s arrival at Federal Reserve headquarters isn’t playing out the way Asia hoped. Since taking the baton...
Yen at brink of 40-year low puts markets on intervention watch
Finance Minister Katayama reiterates that authorities stand ready to act decisively against speculative movesPublished Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 10:06...
Dollar clings to 2-month high as Gulf hostilities flare, yen wobbles near intervention zone
The dollar held near a two-month high on Thursday as fresh Gulf hostilities sent oil prices higher, while the Japanese...
Japan warns as traders push yen to 160 danger zone before key BOJ speech
By Makiko Yamazaki and Rocky Swift TOKYO, June 3 (Reuters) - The yen weakened to levels that preceded intervention by...
Japan spent $73 billion in yen-buying intervention, ministry data shows
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Japanese authorities spent 11.7 trillion yen ($73.5 billion) intervening in foreign exchange...
Yen back in danger zone as Tokyo officials keep investors on edge
By Noriyuki Hirata TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - As Japan's yen drifts back to levels that prompted official intervention a...
