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Japan brought forward emergency yen meeting to maximise market impact: source
JAPANESE monetary authorities made a last-minute decision to bring forward to Wednesday an emergency meeting on the weak yen that was originally scheduled for Thursday, to maximise the impact...
Japan’s benchmark rate hike expected to spare S-Reits with country exposure: analysts
JAPAN’S first interest-rate hike in 17 years is not expected to significantly impact Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with portfolio exposure to the country, said analysts, but the...
Japan repeats verbal warning to yen bears, BOJ keeps dovish tone
JAPAN continued its jawboning on Thursday (Mar 28) to stave off further yen declines, with the government’s top spokesperson renewing a warning that Tokyo would not rule out any...
Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in supplement scare
A JAPANESE drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing health scare reported on Thursday two more deaths potentially related to its tablets.Last week, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical...
Bank of Japan board divided on economy’s strength upon stimulus exit, March summary shows
BANK of Japan policymakers were divided on whether the economy was strong enough to weather an exit from ultra-loose monetary policy, a summary of opinions at the bank’s March...
Japan makes strongest intervention warning as yen hits 34-year low
JAPAN’S finance minister issued his strongest warning to date on Wednesday (Mar 27) about yen weakness as it fell to a 34-year low against the dollar, saying authorities could...
Japan won’t rule out any steps to prop up faltering yen
JAPAN would not rule out any measures to rein in weakness in the yen, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said in the latest warning against speculators, as the nation navigates...
Yen stabilises after finance minister comments, dollar dips