Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation and strained households. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno ...

TOKYO -- The yen briefly reached the 147 range against the dollar on Thursday, the strongest level since early October, boosted by yen buying and dollar selling in anticipation of the Bank of ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Tuesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Tokyo is pursuing a policy to devalue the yen, adding that it will maintain close communication with Washington ...

Tokyo spent 5.53 trillion yen ($36 billion) intervening in the foreign exchange market in July to pull the yen off 38-year lows near 162 to the dollar. That month, the BOJ hiked rates to 0.5 per cent.

(Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan logged a 2.76 trillion yen ($18.2 billion) trade deficit in January, weighed down by increased imports of electronics, while a weaker yen also pushed up prices ...

While some speculate that the Yen carry trade was fully unwound in 2024, other economists argue that markets remain exposed to a stronger Japanese Yen. TradeTheNews.com (TTN) issued a research ...

Japan has denied an accusation by US President Donald Trump that it was manipulating the yen to benefit local manufacturers after the American leader suggested he was planning to impose ...

1349 GMT – Gold futures rise, partially recovering from a sharp selloff on Friday. Futures are up 0.4% at $2,910.60 a troy ounce. The precious metal has gained on a combination of a weaker U.S ...

TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei fell on Tuesday, as markets were jittery about a trade war as fresh U.S. tariffs came into effect, while a stronger yen added to investors' concerns.

The Japanese Yen attracts strong follow-through buying in reaction to the upbeat Q4 GDP print. Optimism over the delay of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs provides an additional boost to the JPY.