By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday reiterated the need for currencies to move stably reflecting fundamentals, describing recent yen swings as “hectic”, highlighting the …
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By Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI – Japan doesn’t need to intervene in the currency market as the sharp depreciation in the yen won’t continue, due to the changing economic environment in …
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TOKYO – It goes a step too far to say a weak yen is the main reason for explaining why prices in Japan are rising, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President …
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By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned on Friday against “speculative moves” seen behind a rapid yen weakening, using the strongest wording to the day as the …
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By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – Four out of five large Japanese firms are passing on higher commodity costs to customers or intend to do so, a Reuters poll found, a …
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By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO – The Bank of Japan’s resolve to keep borrowing costs ultra-low is causing a “negative spiral” of yen weakness that highlights the need …
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By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday the central bank should maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy, brushing aside opposition calls that the …
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TOKYO – Nearly half of Japanese companies see the weak yen as bad for their business, a private survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting the currency’s recent sharp decline is hurting …
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By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japanese imports likely jumped in May at the fastest pace in six months, buoyed by surging raw material prices and the yen’s decline to two-decade …
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LONDON – Borrowing costs for U.S. dollars in currency derivatives markets rose sharply on Thursday after the dollar surged to within striking distance of its highest levels in two decades. …
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TOKYO – The advisers to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s top panel urged the government on Wednesday to prevent the current account surplus from shrinking further so as to avoid …
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By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said there was “no truth” to media reports that he had discussed with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen …
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TOKYO – Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it would be “clearly wrong” for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to curb further declines in the yen, …
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By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – More entrenched inflation expectations, rather than a weak yen, will likely have greater sway over any future tweak in the Bank of …
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TOKYO – Japan raised its gasoline subsidy for oil distributors to the maximum figure of 25 yen ($0.1944) a litre for the seven days from April 21, up from 20.3 …
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By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – Japanese policymakers escalated their warnings against sharp yen falls with the finance minister saying the currency’s slump to two-decade lows versus the …
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By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. – Hedge funds remain bullish on the dollar, holding a net long dollar position in currency futures markets for more than nine months. But remove …
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TOKYO – Bank Of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday that the recent sharp weakening in the yen could impact on Japanese firms’ earnings plans. It is desirable that …
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By Kevin Buckland TOKYO – The dollar rose to a two-decade peak against the yen and kept close to a two-year high to the euro on Friday, as more hawkish …
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan’s wholesale inflation remained near record-high levels in March as the Ukraine crisis and a weak yen pushed up fuel and raw material costs, data showed …
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO -A senior Bank of Japan (BOJ) official on Monday warned that excessive volatility in yen moves could hurt growth, after the currency’s slide below the key …
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By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO – Japan has little to cheer about a weak yen, which reflects its deteriorating economic fundamentals and trade deficit, the country’s former top …
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By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – Japanese policymakers escalated their warning against sharp yen falls, with the country’s top currency diplomat saying Tokyo and Washington agreed to “communicate …
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TOKYO – Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Goushi Kataoka said on Thursday a weak yen was positive for the economy, with the damage due to rising import costs likely …
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By Kevin Buckland and Alun John TOKYO – A jump in the price of oil and a yawning gap between yields at home and those of U.S. bonds have left …