Asian Currencies Hit by Iran War, Adding to Economic Strain
The Indian rupee and the Philippine peso have fallen to record lows. Japan and South Korea have spent billions propping...
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Stocks surge, dollar at six-week high as US-Iran talks in focus
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Friday, the U.S. dollar sat near six-week highs...
Central banks offload U.S. Treasuries; China holdings at 18-year low
The US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Taxday inflows jolted the US Treasury's cash...
Curious Yen Spikes Have Traders Gaming Japan ‘Warning Shots’
(Bloomberg) -- Every few trading sessions, the yen jolts higher against the dollar, and then it suddenly drops. Most Read...
Katayama confirms Bessent on same page on currency policy
Japan's finance minister said she and her visiting American counterpart have confirmed their intention to maintain close coordination on foreign...
Yen bears pull back from two-year high after suspected Japan interventions
SINGAPORE, May 8 (Reuters) - Speculators retreated from their largest bearish bets on the yen in two years, weekly data...
Fed Data Suggest Japan Sold US Debt Amid Intervention
(Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve’s custody holdings of Treasuries fell for the first time in a month at a time...
Dollar soft as markets hope for best on Middle East
The dollar neared more than two-week highs on Thursday after a hawkish shift in the Fed, while the yen's break...
Japan keeps US close as it signals unlimited yen defence
By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Japan faces no constraints on how often it can...
Nikkei 225 Hits Record With Tech Gains Amid Global Rally
A global surge in risk appetite swept into Japan after long public holidays, driving stocks to record highs on Thursday....
