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Capital Markets & Currencies

Kospi falls 1.4% as Asian stocks dip with AI, Fed meeting in focus

2026-08-24T02:38:37.000Z
Analysts expect core inflation to accelerate above the BOJ’s target in the coming months as the transfer of raw material costs broadens.
Global Enterprise

Japan’s core inflation accelerates in July on weak yen, Iran war, bolstering case for rate hike

2026-08-21T12:56:55.000Z
The greenback is on track for a weekly fall of more than 0.8 per cent.
Banking & Finance

Dollar wobbles as investors balk at US Treasury’s rescue efforts

2026-08-21T02:05:06.000Z
The data show that Japan’s manufacturers have largely managed to navigate the fallout from the Middle East conflict so far.
International

Japan’s July exports grow at fastest pace since 2022 on cars and chips

2026-08-20T03:38:38.000Z
The yen’s weakness can be attributed to economic fundamentals, and should be countered with an increase in interest rates.
Opinion & Features

What should be done about Asia’s undervalued currencies?

2026-08-19T02:00:00.000Z
Asian investors and central banks who used to focus on US dollar debt are now also turning to Australian and Hong Kong dollars and even euros, said an expert.
Capital Markets & Currencies
NEWS ANALYSIS

‘Dim sum’, ‘panda’, ‘kangaroo’: Why foreign borrowers are flocking to Asia-Pacific bond markets

2026-08-17T04:07:46.000Z
Data from the Bank of New York shows that investors have been consistent and sizeable sellers of yen every day since the US intervention.
Opinion & Features

Traders are spoiling for a fight over the yen

2026-08-16T07:43:34.000Z
The yen has weakened about 1% this week to trade at 159.35 late in Friday’s New York trading session.
Companies & Markets

Hedge funds halved short bets on yen since joint intervention

2026-08-15T07:23:27.000Z
Is BOJ’s rate hike a reactive measure to contain the yen’s ongoing volatility?
Podcasts

Records, rate cuts and the yen’s reckoning

2026-08-14T09:46:00.000Z
After his stint at Japan’s finance ministry, Mitsuhiro Furusawa served as deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund until 2021.
International

Japan may see more yen intervention, faster BOJ rate hikes: former top currency diplomat

2026-08-14T02:23:23.000Z
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