The Japanese yen hovered around 162.5 per dollar on Thursday, remaining at its weakest level in four decades and keeping traders on alert for possible currency intervention ahead of a US public holiday, when thinner market liquidity could magnify the impact of any official action.Finance Minister S…
By Amanda CooperThe dollar hit a 40-year high against the yen on Wednesday as a sharp rise in U.S. Treasury yields boosted the currency ahead of U.S. jobs data that could strengthen the case for a Federal Reserve rate hike this month.The dollar rose as high as 162.84 yen FX_IDC:USDJPY, well above l…
By Rae Wee and Amanda CooperThe dollar hit a 40-year high against the yen on Wednesday as a sharp rise in U.S. Treasury yields boosted the currency ahead of U.S. jobs data that could strengthen the case for a Federal Reserve rate hike this month.The dollar rose as high as 162.84 yen FX_IDC:USDJPY…
By Rae WeeThe dollar climbed after a sharp rise in Treasury yields and pushed the yen to a 40-year trough on Wednesday, as traders braced for a crucial U.S. jobs report and ramped up bets on an imminent Federal Reserve rate hike.The dollar rose to a fresh top of 162.84 yen FX_IDC:USDJPY in the Asia…
The Japanese yen weakened past 162.5 per dollar on Wednesday, sinking to its lowest level in four decades and fueling speculation that authorities could intervene to support the currency.Traders are watching Friday’s US holiday as a potential opportunity for Tokyo to buy yen, as thinner market liqu…
By Rae WeeThe dollar got a boost from a sharp rise in Treasury yields and pushed the yen to a 40-year trough on Wednesday, as traders braced for a crucial U.S. jobs report and ramped up bets on an imminent Federal Reserve rate hike.The dollar rose to a fresh top of 162.77 yen FX_IDC:USDJPY in the e…
BOJ JUNE TANKAN SHOWS FINANCIAL POSITIONS LITTLE CHANGED TO ONLY SLIGHTLY TIGHTER VS. MARCH AMID GRADUAL BOJ RATE HIKES
BOJ JUNE QUARTER TANKAN: LARGE MANUFACTURERS SEE SURGE IN COSTS AT FASTER PACE THAN JUMP IN SALES PRICES; SERVICES ALSO SEE COSTS, SALES PRICES UP
BOJ JUNE QUARTER TANKAN SERVICES SENTIMENT RISE LED BY HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, RETAILERS; WEAK YEN REVIVES SPENDING BY VISITORS FROM OVERSEASj
BOJ JUNE QUARTER TANKAN: SENTIMENT AMONG REFINERIES DOWN AS THEY ARE HIT BY HIGH GLOBAL ENERGY PRICES, MIDEAST CRUDE SUPPLY SQUEEZE AMID IRAN WAR
BOJ JUNE TANKAN: ALL FIRMS ASSUME FISCAL 2026 USD/JPY FX RATE TO AVERAGE Y152.57 (MARY150.10)
MOST OF BOJ JUNE TANKAN SURVEY RESPONSES LIKELY RECEIVED BEFORE US-IRAN CEASEFIRE DEAL SIGNED
BOJ JUNE QUARTER TANKAN LARGE MFG SENTIMENT’S UNEXPECTED RISE ALSO LED BY PRODUCTION MACHINERY, ELECTRONICS IN LIGHT OF SOLID EXPORT GROWTH
BOJ JUNE TANKAN: MAJOR MANUFACTURERS SEE INFLATION AT 2.2% IN 5 YEARS FROM NOW VS. 2.0% FORECAST IN MAR SURVEY
BOJ JUNE TANKAN LARGE MFG SENTIMENT RISEDS ON FIRMER-THAN-EXPECTED NON-FERROUS METALS, AUTOS AS THEY HAVE WEATHERED IMPACT OF STIFF US TARIFFS
BOJ JUNE TANKAN: MAJOR MANUFACTURERS SEE INFLATION AT 2.3% A YEAR FROM NOW VS. 2.2% FORECAST IN MAR SURVEY
BOJ JUNE TANKAN: MAJOR MANUFACTURERS SEE INFLATION AT 2.2% IN 3 YEARS FROM NOW VS. 2.1% FORECAST IN MAR SURVEY
BOJ JUNE TANKAN: SMALLER FIRM FISCAL 2026 COMBINED CAPEX PLANS -8.3% Y/Y (MAR -8.1%); MEDIAN FORECAST -4.2%
BOJ JUNE TANKAN: LARGE FIRM FISCAL 2026 COMBINED CAPEX PLANS +11.5% Y/Y (MAR +3.3%); MEDIAN FORECAST +10.2%
BOJ JUNE TANKAN SMALLER NON-MANUFACTURER SENTIMENT INDEX +15 (MAR +16); MEDIAN FORECAST +14
