Yen falls as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk
WEB16 hours ago · The dollar rose 0.74% to 143.65 yen , close to an overnight high of 143.95 on Governor Kazuo Ueda's remarks after the BOJ kept unchanged its overnight call rate target at 0.25% by a unanimous vote ...
Yen Makes Small Gain After BOJ Stands Pat, Says It’s Watching FX
WEB14 hours ago · September 19, 2024 at 11:11 PM EDT. Save. The yen strengthened slightly in the immediate aftermath of the Bank of Japan leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Futures on Nikkei 225 pared ...
Stronger Yen, Pressure on Stocks Among Top Calls After BOJ Holds
WEB12 hours ago · A stronger yenand selling pressure in the stock market are among the likely outcomes of the Bank of Japan’s meeting on Friday, strategists say. The central bank kept rates on hold, as widely ...
Japan confirms $36.8 billion yen intervention as BOJ hikes rates
WEBJul 31, 2024 · The yen has been combating sustained pressure since the BOJ ended its monetary policy of negative interest rates in March. Japanese authorities spent 5.53 …
Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate, aiming to curb yen's slide ...
WEBJul 31, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate Wednesday to about 0.25% from a range of zero to about 0.1%, acting to curb the yen’s slide against the U.S. dollar. The move was widely expected, and the yen gained sharply against the dollar ahead of and after Wednesday’s decision, trading below 152 yen.
BOJ shift gives yen a shake and causes reassessment of popular …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · LONDON/SINGAPORE, July 31 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's move to raise interest rates to their highest in 15 years has jolted the yen to its strongest against the dollar since March and...
Yen surges on suspected intervention, 160 seen as key level
WEBMay 1, 2024 · The yen surged against the dollar in early Asian hours on Thursday on what traders suspected was another round of intervention by Japanese authorities to stop a sharp slide in the currency, with...
Japanese government spent $35bn to prop up yen, BoJ figures …
WEBApr 30, 2024 · The Japanese government appears to have deployed roughly $35bn supporting the yen on Monday, according to money market data released by the Bank of Japan.
Japan Likely Spent About $23 Billion in Latest Yen Intervention
WEBMay 2, 2024 · Japan likely conducted its second currency intervention this week, current account figures from the central bank suggest, in another sign of the government’s intensified battle to prop up the...
Japan: BOJ hikes interest rates for the first time in 17 years - AP News
WEBMar 19, 2024 · The headquarters of Bank of Japan (BOJ) is seen in Tokyo Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy.