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Yen surges as traders brace for interest rate shift while risk mood sours
THE yen rallied for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday (Jul 25), reaching a six-week high, as traders ditched their long-running bets against the currency and a plunge in...
Asia: Markets track tech-led plunge on Wall Street, yen extends gains
ASIAN markets tumbled on Thursday (Jul 25) after a tech-fuelled sell-off saw Wall Street tank, as disappointing earnings caused traders to panic that a months-long rally in the sector...
Commodity currencies struggle, carry trade churn helps yen, Swiss franc
COMMODITY currencies slid to multi-week lows on Wednesday (Jul 24) on weakening raw material prices, with the heaviest selling against the yen which surged to its highest in two...
US dollar holds steady, while yen rises as traders look to BOJ
THE US dollar inched higher on Tuesday (Jul 23) as traders waited for inflation data later in the week. The dollar was last down 0.55 per cent against the...
Toyota to launch 807 billion yen tender offer for own shares
TOYOTA Motor said on Tuesday (Jul 23) it would launch an 807 billion yen (S$7 billion) tender offer for its own shares.
The buyback comes amid a governance push by...
US dollar shoos yen away from six-week high
THE Japanese yen grazed six-week highs before retreating against the US dollar on Thursday (Jul 18), keeping traders alert to any signs of official buying. The euro held steady,...
Yen retreats from 6-week high against greenback
THE Japanese yen grazed six-week highs before retreating against the US dollar on Thursday (Jul 18), keeping traders alert to any signs of official buying. The euro held steady,...
Yen jumps on suspected intervention, sterling hits one-year high
THE yen rose sharply on Wednesday (Jul 17) in what traders suspected was likely the result of another intervention from Japanese authorities to prop up the battered currency from...
