Still, some strategists note that the yen has room to gain given the BOJ’s latest hike and future policy path which should help narrow the yield gap between Japan and other major countries.

Japan's Nikkei share average rose 0.6% to 39,066.53 on Thursday, boosted by gains in Wall Street and strong U.S. tech shares.

A wild week in the currency markets has left hedge funds heading for the exits on their dollar trades and turning their ...

In currencies, the US dollar weakened, allowing other G-10 currencies to strengthen ... as tariffs could increase import costs for major economies. US government bond yields rose slightly ...

After a flattish open, major US indices tumbled into the red ... in recent years -- and started cutting again in 2024 -- the BoJ has remained an outlier. But it concluded last March that Japan's ...

The foreign exchange (forex) market remains highly sensitive to shifts in interest rate expectations, inflation trends, and ...

The USDJPY, on the other hand, starts the week in favour of the Japanese yen as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to announce ... This week, big names including Netflix, P&G and American Express ...

Supply and demand for any currency depends not only on the cash needs associated with imports and exports, but also on the requirements associated with financial transactions – e.g., currency ...

The report said that reasons for the hike include solid wage growth and the absence of any major market shocks ... Warren says Elon Musk's D.O.G.E is harmful to US consumers The official policy ...

Ven Ram, Cross-Assets Strategist, Dubai Expectation that the BOJ is to continue hiking rates, even at a moderate pace, is likely to support the yen by reducing its use in carry trades, according to ...

TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board members discussed how to use estimates on the economy's neutral interest rate to determine further hikes in borrowing costs, with one saying the BOJ's ...