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Japan spent record ¥6.28 tril in forex intervention on April 30: Japanese authorities spent a single-day record of 6.28 trillion yen ($40 billion) in a ...
japantoday.com/category/business/update1-japan-spent-record-6.28-tril.-yen-in-forex-intervention-on-april-30

Japan carries out yen-buying intervention as US executes rate check: LONDON/NEW YORK -- The Japanese government intervened in foreign-exchange markets to buy yen ...
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Yen falls to 160 level, prompting warnings from Japanese officials | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Japan says no intervention behind yen run-up: TOKYO -- There were no foreign exchange interventions by the Japanese government nor the Bank of Japan between Dec ...
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Japan says no intervention behind yen run-up: TOKYO -- There were no foreign exchange interventions by the Japanese government nor the Bank of Japan between Dec ...
asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/currencies/japan-says-no-intervention-behind-yen-run-up

Yen advances past ¥150 per dollar as BOJ rate-hike bets ramp up: Japan’s currency climbed as much as 1% to ¥149.95 against the dollar, a level it hasn’t touched ...
japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/20/economy/yen-strongest-this-year/

JPY USD: Yen Drops as Traders See Takaichi’s Chances Rising in LDP Vote: The yen reversed losses and surged against the dollar while stock futures fell after ...
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Paid articlePaywallJPY USD: Yen Climbs as Ueda Indicates Interest Rates Can Go Higher in Japan: The yen led gains among Group-of-10 currencies, Japanese bond futures fell and ...
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Paid articlePaywallJapan stocks rebound as much as 10% after historic losses; other Asia markets also recover
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Key FactsJapan's Nikkei Records Highest Single-Day Jump Since October 2008
Aug 6, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnbc.com
- Japan's stocks rebounded sharply after dropping over 12% in the previous session. The Nikkei 225 ended the day up 10.23% at 34,675.46, marking its largest daily gain since October 2008.
- Trading houses in Japan rebounded significantly, with companies like Mitsui and Softbank Group Corp showing notable gains. Additionally, there were positive developments in the sectors of Japanese automakers and semiconductor suppliers.
- In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 ended up 0.41% at 7,680.6, while oil prices also rose, with Brent crude climbing 0.89% to $76.98 per barrel.
- Real wages in Japan grew 1.1% in June compared to a year ago, offering more room for the Bank of Japan to tighten its monetary policy. The Reserve Bank of Australia kept its cash rate steady at 4.35% and upgraded its GDP growth forecast.
Yen briefly dips past 161 against dollar to 37-year low amid intervention talk: The yen tumbled to hit a fresh 37-year low in the lower 161 range against the U.S ...
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Bank of Japan to scale down huge bond-buying program - Regulations - The Jakarta Post
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Japan’s $62bn support for yen provides little reprieve: Currency’s slide towards 34-year lows resumes as finance ministry reveals scale of market intervention
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Huge FX Gains Are Japan’s Benefit From Intervention, Setser Says: The Japanese government can expect to have realized “windfall” profits if officials did indeed ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-01/huge-fx-gains-are-japan-s-benefit-from-intervention-setser-says

USD/JPY Yen Watchers Ask Where Is Japan Intervention as Currency Weakens: The yen has tumbled well past levels touted as red lines for Japan and at a pace that ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-28/usd-jpy-yen-watchers-ask-where-is-japan-intervention-as-currency-weakens

Paid articlePaywallHigher share prices lift Japan household assets to record in 2023: Japanese households had a record 2,141 trillion yen in assets at the end of 2023 ...
japantoday.com/category/business/higher-share-prices-lift-japan-household-assets-to-record-at-2023-end

USD JPY: Traders Bet Against Yen, Testing BOJ's Threshold for Intervention: Traders are piling into fresh bets against the yen, showing a willingness to ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-31/boj-spurs-bets-against-yen-testing-threshold-for-intervention

Weak Yen (JPY USD) No Longer Sure Boost to Japan Stocks on BOJ Concern: Japanese stocks are no longer getting the kind of boost they used to get from a weak yen ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-25/weak-yen-s-no-longer-a-sure-boost-to-japan-stocks-on-boj-concern

Sterling rises on UK job data, yen near 7-month high as BOJ decision looms: Sterling edged up on Tuesday after data showed the pace of pay growth in Britain ...
reuters.com/markets/currencies/yen-perched-near-7-month-high-boj-looms-2023-01-17/

Yen jumps as Japan intervenes in currency market for first time since 1998: The U.S. dollar was last down nearly 1% at ¥143.50, having earlier traded more than ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/09/22/business/financial-markets/yen-intervention-uncertain/

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