Initially, the tech-led equity selloff created favorable conditions for a Japanese Yen rally due to risk aversion and declining USD rates. However, a rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Friday, coupled with unbalanced positioning,

The Japanese Yen (JPY) remains on the back foot against its American counterpart, with the USD/JPY pair eyeing the 156.00 mark during the early European session on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump reiterated his push for higher universal tariffs,

Japanese investors raised their holdings in foreign stocks, driven by a benign U.S. core inflation report that fuelled expectations of Federal Reserve cuts and boosted global equities, while a strong yen also lifted domestic buying power.

The Japanese yen is slightly lower on Thursday. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 156.25, down 0.16% on the day.

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said Wednesday that he has agreed with new U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that they w

Asian shares are mixed in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through lower rates in September

The dollar steadied on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision, with investors on edge for hints of how much interest rates might fall this year, while they broadly expect the central bank to keep policy unchanged for now.

Asian stocks advanced Wednesday in thin Lunar New Year trading following a rebound on Wall Street driven by tech stocks as the panic over Chinese AI company DeepSeek faded. Most

The gap could widen even further, and exacerbate pressure on the yen, if the Federal Reserve’s preferred ... and a lot of very public pushback from Japanese officials,” said Joe Capurso ...

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The dollar steadied on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision, with investors on edge for hints of how much interest rates might fall this year, while they broadly expect the central bank to keep policy unchanged for now.

Japanese markets eked out modest gains despite the yen's rise amid speculation of a BoJ rate hike next week. The Nikkei average edged up by 0.33 percent to 38,572.60 while the broader Topix index settled marginally lower at 2,688.31.