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USD/JPY eyes historic 162 price level as dollar bulls charge against yen

With three decisive breakouts in the past two weeks, the narrative around USD/JPY has shifted back in strong favour of the bulls. Having cleared a prolonged period of consolidation, attention is now t...

The yen fell further against the US dollar overnight and was trading around 157.30 yen early on Tuesday.

Japan extremely vigilant about financial markets, finance minister says

[TOKYO] Japanese authorities are closely monitoring financial markets with heightened vigilance as Middle East tensions fuel volatility, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday, adding that ...

The euro fell 0.6 per cent on the Swiss franc to 0.90391, its lowest since 2015.

Safe-haven yen and Swiss franc gain as weekend Iran strikes unnerve markets

Trading was thin late on Sunday European time, but deals in major currency pairs can set the tone

The rebound in FX trading follows reports on Jan 23 that US authorities had conducted so-called “rate checks” in the US dollar-yen market.

Asian banks’ FX desks brace for volatility as yen intervention risks return

Pickup comes despite a high base a year earlier when investors positioned for the return of Trump to the White House

The rate of the yen against the US dollar displayed outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Feb 9, 2026.

Yen slide deepens as Takaichi triumph in Japan election paves the way for more stimulus

[SINGAPORE] The yen extended a string of recent losses in early Asian trading on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi swept to victory in Sunday’s election, easing the path to further f...

The Bank of Japan raised its short-term policy rate to 0.75 per cent in December and has signalled its readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs.

Former Japan currency chief says FX intervention should be backed by rate hikes

Nakao warned that the yen could weaken further if the BOJ was slow to raise interest rates