“The yen is no longer a safe haven,” said Neil Newman, Japan strategist at Astris Advisory. He noted that in past crises, the ...

The surge in oil prices combined with a sagging yen raises the risk that Japan will slide into stagflation, prompting the government to ramp up fiscal spending while complicating the central bank’s ...

The Japanese currency popped 3% against the dollar late Thursday as the market responded to surprisingly soft U.S. inflation data. Markets analysts speculated that policymakers had used the ...

Prophecies that the U.S. dollar will lose its status as the world’s dominant currency have echoed for decades—and are increasing in volume. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts claim that Bitcoin or other ...

The Japanese yen is hovering near three-month lows against the U.S. dollar, after hitting 153.18 late Wednesday. Analysts tell CNBC that the upcoming elections in Japan, strong growth indicators in ...

The yen weakened on Tuesday after a report that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had conveyed her reservations about ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Several large banks said they were closing bullish trade recommendations on the Japanese yen after the country's ruling party on Sunday picked as its leader Sanae Takaichi, whose ...

Friday was a quiet day in markets for the most part, but there was one big move that raised eyebrows: Late in the New York morning, the U.S. dollar suddenly cratered against the Japanese yen. The move ...

TOKYO >> Japanese authorities are ready to take action against speculative and excessively volatile moves in the currency market that hurt the economy, the country’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda ...

FILE PHOTO: Takehiko Nakao, former vice finance minister for international affairs and former president of Asian Development Bank, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan December 27, ...