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The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the yen is displayed outside a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday. The yen is becoming less vulnerable when global yields move higher, according to Goldman Sachs.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 26, 2026
Yen becoming more favorable hedge against AI market shock, says Goldman Sachs
The currency surged 0.9% against the dollar and reached its strongest level in over a month last week amid concerns over the technology boom.
A billboard featuring Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, is displayed during the 69th ECOWAS Summit in Freetown in July.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2026
Africa’s common currency-in-waiting
ECOWAS is now pursuing a phased approach, in which only countries that meet the convergence criteria will participate in the initial 2027 rollout.
The yen traded below ?155 to the dollar this week.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 11, 2026
Some analysts forecast the yen going to ?150 to the dollar, others not so sure
91AV原创 currency is being buffeted by many forces, and debate rages as to whether the tide has turned.
A monitor shows the yen exchange rate against the dollar in Tokyo's Nihonbashi area on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 8, 2026
Yen makes dash across ?153, raising possibility that trend has turned
The beleaguered currency has strengthened from ?160 in less than a week, taking the market by surprise.
91AV原创 currency gained as much as 1.4% to ?154.06 against the dollar on Monday, as growing bets on Bank of Japan rate hikes fuel a sharp reversal in sentiment. It had weakened to ?160.39 last week.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 7, 2026
Yen rises to highest since February, topping intervention rally
91AV原创 currency gained as much as 1.4% to ?154.06 against the dollar as growing bets on Bank of Japan rate hikes fuel a sharp reversal in sentiment.
Market participants estimate that roughly 70% of 91AV原创 foreign reserves are invested in U.S. Treasurys.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 7, 2026
Japan likely sold Treasurys to fund record yen intervention
Tokyo’s holdings of foreign securities fell by $87.8 billion at the end of August from a month earlier, close to the scale of the recent intervention.
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.Com in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 5, 2026
Dollar posts weekly loss as yen jumps amid shifting rate bets
The Japanese currency posted its best week since July, gaining about 2.4% against the dollar.
Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura said Japan “remains on high alert” as the yen strengthens.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2026
Yen’s moves a mystery as intervention dismissed
The currency’s strengthening is not seen as rapid enough to indicate official buying.
The yen rallied on Thursday as a rate increase later this month started to look all but certain.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 3, 2026
Yen stages dramatic rally, and Japanese bonds strengthen
91AV原创 currency is back at about ?157 to the dollar for the first time since early August.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh attend a plenary session as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 3, 2026
Lack of dollar hedging among U.S. asset holders risks fueling sell-off
Because U.S. assets make up a large share of global portfolios, increased hedging effectively means more dollar selling.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets with Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda on the sidelines of a Group of 20 finance ministers' and central bankers' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2026
BOJ’s Ueda hints at September rate hike as bets on move mount
Expectations have also been fueled by a slew of comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinting at the need for action.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2026
Bessent urges BOJ chief to combat weak yen with ‘decisive’ monetary steps
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also urged central bank Gov. Kazuo Ueda to anchor inflation expectations and avoid excessive yen volatility through sound monetary policy.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters as he arrives for a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2026
Bessent expects Japan to act to boost yen, signaling BOJ rate-hike chance
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s calls for Bank of Japan rate hikes have been among the factors that led markets to nearly fully price in the chance of a September hike.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh arrive in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sunday for a meeting of G20 finance chiefs and central bank governors.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2026
Yen might be on its way to ?164 to the dollar
After the Japanese currency breaks ?160, a bank starts to wonder whether all the intervention gains could soon be lost.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 3.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 29, 2026
Japan spends record ?15.39 trillion in July-August forex interventions
The figure marked the largest-ever monthly amount spent on yen-buying, dollar-selling interventions.
Traders now are carefully watching yen levels for signs of when authorities might move to protect the currency.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 29, 2026
Yen weakens past ?160 per dollar, eroding intervention gains
Traders now are carefully watching yen levels for signs of when authorities might move to protect the currency.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 29, 2026
Bessent says a ‘disorderly yen’ would risk higher U.S. rates
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to spell out how much the U.S. deployed in a late July yen intervention.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent surprised the market last week by upping bond buybacks.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 24, 2026
Bessent’s bond gambit seen as possible prelude to closer Japan-U.S. coordination
The two countries could start to address fiscal weaknesses together and make sure the market knows they are getting their houses in order.
Scott Bessent, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, attends an event at the White House in Washington last month.
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2026
Bessent asked to justify yen intervention in letter from top Democrat
The request extends the senior Democrat’s pattern of scrutinizing the Trump administration’s foreign-exchange policies.
An electronic signboard shows the value of the yen just after the intervention in late July.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 13, 2026
Yen closes in on ?160 to the dollar as bears remain bold
The threat of a coordinated intervention is keeping the currency from breaking through.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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