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Japan fund managers chase retail cash as JGB yields surge
TOKYO, Aug 12 : After years of paying investors almost nothing, Japanese government bonds are suddenly worth owning again, and domestic asset managers are hurrying to give ordinary investors a way in.With yields on long-term JGBs now rivalling those of U.S. Treasuries and German bunds, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Ma
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Commentary: The real reason behind Trump’s yen intervention
The United States is bolstering the Japanese yen, as it did with the Argentine peso. The reasons are not solely economic, says Cornell University’s Eswar Prasad.
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Dollar gains, yen weakens as markets eye US CPI
NEW YORK, Aug 10 : The U.S. dollar gained as oil prices increased ahead of Wednesday’s closely watched consumer price inflation report for July, after a much weaker-than-expected jobs report on Friday cast doubt on the likelihood of a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike.Fed funds futures traders are now prici
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Japan’s executives call for FX stability as weak yen intensify import-cost pressure
TOKYO, Aug 10 : Japanese executives are increasingly warning that currency swings and a persistently weak yen pose risks to the economy, highlighting concerns that triggered last week’s joint Japan-U.S. intervention to support the currency.Their comments underscore growing unease over the strain a weak yen pl
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Japan posts first current account deficit in nearly 1-1/2 years
TOKYO, Aug 10 : Japan recorded a current account deficit in June for the first time in 17 months, data from the finance ministry showed on Monday, as robust investment in domestic markets from overseas investors boosted the size of dividend payouts.The deficit in the current account stood at 92.3 billion yen
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Japan’s April yen intervention set daily record as pressure persists
TOKYO, Aug 7 : Japanese authorities conducted a record single-day yen-buying intervention in foreign exchange markets in April, selling $40 billion of the country’s currency reserves, as they resumed massive yen-buying operations to stem the yen’s slide.Market participants remain on high alert for further int
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Japan’s April yen-buying intervention sets fresh daily record
TOKYO, Aug 7 : Japanese authorities conducted a record single-day yen-buying intervention in foreign exchange markets in April, selling $40 billion worth of dollars, as they resumed massive yen-buying operations to stem the yen’s slide.Quarterly data from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) released on Friday showe
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Yen and dollar drift as markets await Iran deal news, look towards payrolls
LONDON, Aug 6 : Currency markets drifted on Thursday with the Japanese yen retracing some intervention-led gains and the dollar pinned near a six-week low, as investors awaited more details on a proposed U.S.-Iran deal and looked ahead to Friday’s U.S. jobs report.The yen was a touch softer at 157.88 per doll
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SoftBank reports first-quarter income slide, gain on Intel stake
TOKYO, Aug 6 : Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group booked an 18 per cent fall in first-quarter net income to 347.3 billion yen ($2.20 billion), the company said on Thursday. That beat a forecast of 148.4 billion yen by four analysts surveyed by LSEG. The fall follows record annual earnings fo
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Yen and dollar drift on Iran deal concerns, payroll jitters
HONG KONG, Aug 6 : Currency markets drifted on Thursday with the yen struggling to retain intervention gains and the dollar pinned near six-week lows, as concerns about a proposed U.S.-Iran deal and jitters about upcoming U.S. payroll data left traders cautious. The yen was little changed at 157.71 per dollar
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