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Japan shares scale record high, yen rebounds as Fed out-doves BOJ
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average hit a record high on Thursday (Mar 21) and the yen rebounded from a four-month low, after the US Federal Reserve stuck to its easing...
Yen close to intervention levels, dollar gains before Fed meet
THE greenback edged up while the yen hit a fresh multi-month low versus the US dollar on Wednesday (Mar 20), ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting and after...
Yen falls to lowest since 2008 against euro as BOJ path seen gradual
THE yen fell to the weakest level since 2008 against the euro on speculation the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will keep its monetary policy accommodative even after it ended...
Yen falls in defiance of historic BOJ shift
THE Japanese yen tumbled on Tuesday (Mar 19) after the central bank made the momentous, but widely anticipated, decision to end its negative interest rate policy, while the US...
US dollar dips, yen steadies as BOJ policy shift beckons
THE US dollar edged lower on Monday (Mar 18) as traders looked ahead to central bank meetings this week, with the Bank of Japan potentially on the brink of...
Tokyo: Shares open 2.05% higher as yen slides
TOKYO shares opened higher on Monday as investors cheered the yen’s slide with their eyes on the Bank of Japan’s possible upcoming interest rate hike. The benchmark Nikkei 225...
Singapore’s Patience Capital Group to reopen fund for luxury Japan ski resort as weak yen beckons
PATIENCE Capital Group (PCG), the Singapore-based investor behind a US$1.42 billion luxury ski project in northern Japan, is in talks to reopen its fund to new investors eager to...
Yen climbs as traders eye BOJ hike, Bitcoin hits new record
THE yen continued to rise on Monday (Mar 11) as an upward revision in Japan’s growth figures bolstered investors’ bets that interest rates could increase this month, while Bitcoin...
