The yen surged on Thursday as Japan stays on track for rate hikes, while the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to ease.

The Japanese yen strengthened against other G-10 and Asian currencies on the prospects of a hawkish tilt to Bank of Japan’s Deputy Governor Himino’s speech this afternoon.

Initially, the tech-led equity selloff created favorable conditions for a Japanese Yen rally due to risk aversion and ...

The Bank of Japan increased interest rates on Friday to their highest in 17 years and signalled more hikes to come, sending ...

However, gains were capped by a rallying yen as traders ramped up bets that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will raise interest rates at its policy meeting next week. The broader Topix index was flat.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday, as softer-than-expected U.S. economic data and ...

Spending by foreign visitors to Japan exceeded 8 trillion yen for the first time in 2024, reaching 8.1395 trillion yen, according to preliminary statistics released by the Japanese Tourism Agency on ...

PAY ATTENTION: NOW You can COMMENT on our articles on the YEN website! Learn how to get started. Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan last year, figures showed Wednesday, as the weak yen ...

The yen gained 0.5 per cent against the dollar to hit 157.15 after Ueda’s remarks. The two-year Japanese government bond yield, which is sensitive to interest rate expectations, rose to 0.7 per ...

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Japan flagged its concern over sudden and one-sided moves in the currency market in its first warning to speculators in 2025 after the yen hit its lowest level since July. "We will take ...

At the end of December, the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba approved a new record-high military budget for 2025. It is the 13th consecutive year that Japan has increased military ...