It entered a short recession in February and now is dealing with a crisis surrounding the nation's currency, the yen. The currency's exchange rate has been seeing a continuous slide, recently ...

1349 GMT – Gold futures rise, partially recovering from a sharp selloff on Friday. Futures are up 0.4% at $2,910.60 a troy ounce. The precious metal has gained on a combination of a weaker U.S ...

Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno ...

Japanese economic data is gaining importance among yen traders for the first time in almost a decade, as expectations grow of further interest-rate hikes by the central bank. That marks a mindset ...

SINGAPORE/LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The yen rose on Monday in a boost from upbeat Japanese growth data, while the dollar hovered near its lowest in two months after investors dialled down their ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese yen strengthened past 150 to the dollar on Thursday afternoon after hawkish comments from a Bank of Japan official made the previous day signaled a rate hike. The yen ...

Yen Advances Past 150 per Dollar as BOJ Rate-Hike Bets Ramp Up Yen rises as much as 1.3% to its stongest level since Dec. 6 Higher-than-expected CPI print Friday may push yen even higher ...

The Japanese Yen remains on the defensive amid a further steep decline in JGB yields. Bets that the BoJ will hike interest rates further should help limit any further JPY losses. Expectations for ...

While some speculate that the Yen carry trade was fully unwound in 2024, other economists argue that markets remain exposed to a stronger Japanese Yen. TradeTheNews.com (TTN) issued a research ...

The Japanese Yen continues to strengthen amid rising bets for additional BoJ rate hikes. Trump’s tariff threats weigh on investors’ sentiment but also benefit the safe-haven JPY. The Fed's ...