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The yen is on track for its biggest weekly loss in more than two months, with intervention warnings doing little to deter investors betting on further weakness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/25/markets/yen-worst-week-165/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy #boj
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The yen is on track for its biggest weekly loss in more than two months, with intervention warnings doing little to deter investors betting on further weakness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/25/markets/yen-worst-week-165/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy #boj
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With the yen persistently weakening against the dollar, it would come as no surprise if authorities stepped in. But Japan's government is probably seeking effective timing to amplify its effect, some analysts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/24/markets/yen-nears-164-against-dollar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #currencies #boj #japaneseeconomy
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With the yen persistently weakening against the dollar, it would come as no surprise if authorities stepped in. But Japan's government is probably seeking effective timing to amplify its effect, some analysts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/24/markets/yen-nears-164-against-dollar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #currencies #boj #japaneseeconomy
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A triple whammy of blistering heat, yen weakness and escalating fuel costs has pushed Japan's spot electricity price to its highest in three and a half years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/22/japan-electricity-price-highest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #yen #heatwaves #energy
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A triple whammy of blistering heat, yen weakness and escalating fuel costs has pushed Japan's spot electricity price to its highest in three and a half years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/22/japan-electricity-price-highest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #yen #heatwaves #energy
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Japan's currency is at its weakest point against the dollar in four decades and is down one-third over five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/22/markets/163-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #forex
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Japan's currency is at its weakest point against the dollar in four decades and is down one-third over five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/22/markets/163-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #forex
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Japan's trade deficit unexpectedly widened in June as the weak yen inflated the value of imports and the war in Iran made oil more expensive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/22/economy/japan-trade-deficit-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #yen #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
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Japan's trade deficit unexpectedly widened in June as the weak yen inflated the value of imports and the war in Iran made oil more expensive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/22/economy/japan-trade-deficit-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #yen #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
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The yen trades at levels last seen in 1986 as the interest rate gap between Japan and the U.S. weighs on currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/22/markets/yen-163-cross/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #forex
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The yen trades at levels last seen in 1986 as the interest rate gap between Japan and the U.S. weighs on currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/22/markets/yen-163-cross/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #forex
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Japan's post-deflation economy requires policies that encourage households and institutions to invest more at home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/21/japan/yen-should-come-home/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #kokusaisensei #kokochan #jgbs #ustreasuries #satsukikatayama #gpif #boj #primeministersanaetakaichi #sp500 #yen #monetarypolicy #forex
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Japan's post-deflation economy requires policies that encourage households and institutions to invest more at home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/21/japan/yen-should-come-home/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #kokusaisensei #kokochan #jgbs #ustreasuries #satsukikatayama #gpif #boj #primeministersanaetakaichi #sp500 #yen #monetarypolicy #forex
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Japan's Cabinet has approved the government's economic blueprint, with a line that suggested a weakening of central bank autonomy rewritten in the final version. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/21/economy/honebuto-cabinet-approval/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #bonds #jgb #ldp #yen #japaneseeconomy
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Japan's Cabinet has approved the government's economic blueprint, with a line that suggested a weakening of central bank autonomy rewritten in the final version. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/21/economy/honebuto-cabinet-approval/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #bonds #jgb #ldp #yen #japaneseeconomy
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The weak yen is an advantage for for foreign startups and investors in Tokyo, because it enables them to hire skilled personnel at a relatively low cost, Gov. Yuriko Koike said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/21/economy/koike-weak-yen-foreign-startups/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yurikokoike #tokyo #startups #yen #japaneseeconomy
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The weak yen is an advantage for for foreign startups and investors in Tokyo, because it enables them to hire skilled personnel at a relatively low cost, Gov. Yuriko Koike said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/21/economy/koike-weak-yen-foreign-startups/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yurikokoike #tokyo #startups #yen #japaneseeconomy
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Rising property prices — not the falling currency alone — may ultimately drive tighter monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/19/japan/recipe-for-aggressive-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #boj #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #interestrates #monetarypolicy #realestate
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Rising property prices — not the falling currency alone — may ultimately drive tighter monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/19/japan/recipe-for-aggressive-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #boj #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #interestrates #monetarypolicy #realestate
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Apple raised the prices of iPhones and some others products in Japan as the yen continues to hover near its lowest level in four decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/18/apple-iphone-17-price-hike-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #apple #iphone #yen
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Apple raised the prices of iPhones and some others products in Japan as the yen continues to hover near its lowest level in four decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/18/apple-iphone-17-price-hike-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #apple #iphone #yen
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The Bank of Japan is likely to consider raising its economic growth forecast at its July meeting while leaving the policy rate unchanged after last month hiking it to the highest level since 1995, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/18/economy/boj-july-meeting-assessment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #banks #yen #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
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The Bank of Japan is likely to consider raising its economic growth forecast at its July meeting while leaving the policy rate unchanged after last month hiking it to the highest level since 1995, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/18/economy/boj-july-meeting-assessment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #banks #yen #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy
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Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama used her strongest language in weeks to warn of possible intervention in the currency market, but did little to scare yen speculators. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/18/yen-verbal-intervention-threat-weakness/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #yen #japaneseeconomy #satsukikatayama
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Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama used her strongest language in weeks to warn of possible intervention in the currency market, but did little to scare yen speculators. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/18/yen-verbal-intervention-threat-weakness/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #yen #japaneseeconomy #satsukikatayama
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Japan’s ‘decisive action’ threat does little to scare yen bears
Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama used her strongest language in weeks to warn of possible intervention in the currency market, but did little to scare yen speculators as the currency continues to hover near its lowest level in four decades. “If it becomes necessa…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1513339/japans-decisive-action-threat-does-little-to-scare-yen-bears/ Japan’s ‘decisive action’ threat does little to scare yen bears #Japan #JapanNews #JapaneseEconomy #news #SatsukiKatayama #yen Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama used her strongest language in weeks to warn of possible intervention in the currency market, but did little to scare yen speculators as the currency continues to hover near its lowest level in four decades. “If it becomes necessary we will take decisive action at any time,” K
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The most-accurate forecaster of dollar-yen in Bloomberg's latest rankings sees the currency sliding as far as ¥170 against the dollar next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/17/economy/forecaster-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #yen #boj #satsukikatayama
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The most-accurate forecaster of dollar-yen in Bloomberg's latest rankings sees the currency sliding as far as ¥170 against the dollar next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/17/economy/forecaster-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #yen #boj #satsukikatayama
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The yen has room to weaken more before Japanese officials step in to support the currency, options suggest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/16/economy/yen-options-traders-165-level/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy
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The yen has room to weaken more before Japanese officials step in to support the currency, options suggest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/16/economy/yen-options-traders-165-level/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy
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Japan's push for pension funds and individuals to invest more in domestically is seen as a potential boost for the nation's bonds and currency in the long term, but is less likely to have significant near-term impact. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/15/economy/japan-domestic-investment-challenges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #investments #pensionfunds #yen #bonds #gpif #stocks #japaneseeconomy
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Japan's push for pension funds and individuals to invest more in domestically is seen as a potential boost for the nation's bonds and currency in the long term, but is less likely to have significant near-term impact. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/15/economy/japan-domestic-investment-challenges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #investments #pensionfunds #yen #bonds #gpif #stocks #japaneseeconomy
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With speculation about how high the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates, newly released transcripts from a decade ago show the division within the BOJ ahead of its decision to adopt a negative policy rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/15/economy/boj-2016-transcript-division-depth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #banks #yen
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With speculation about how high the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates, newly released transcripts from a decade ago show the division within the BOJ ahead of its decision to adopt a negative policy rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/15/economy/boj-2016-transcript-division-depth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #banks #yen
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Japan's overseas remittances topped ¥1 trillion for the first time in fiscal 2025, which ended in March, as the country sees a rise in foreign workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/14/japan/japan-foreign-worker-remittances/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #remittances #foreignworkers #immigration #yen
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Japan's overseas remittances topped ¥1 trillion for the first time in fiscal 2025, which ended in March, as the country sees a rise in foreign workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/14/japan/japan-foreign-worker-remittances/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #remittances #foreignworkers #immigration #yen
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A line from a draft policy document caused shock and led to a quick edit and series of statements clarifying the Bank of Japan's independence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/13/markets/honebuto-boj-mention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #bonds #jgb #ldp #yen
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A line from a draft policy document caused shock and led to a quick edit and series of statements clarifying the Bank of Japan's independence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/13/markets/honebuto-boj-mention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #bonds #jgb #ldp #yen
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https://www.alojapan.com/1510863/japans-top-pension-fund-likely-to-brush-off-political-pressure/ Japan’s top pension fund likely to brush off political pressure #bonds #GPIF #investments #news #PensionFunds #Tokyo #TokyoNews #yen #東京 #東京都 Japan’s biggest public pension fund will likely ignore Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama’s call to boost domestic investment, at least in the short run, because of strict rules governing asset allocation and its public mandate. Katayama sparked a jump in the yen on Friday when she said the government wo
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Japan's biggest public pension fund will likely ignore Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's call to boost domestic investment because of strict rules governing asset allocation and its public mandate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/11/markets/japan-top-pension-fund-political-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #investments #pensionfunds #yen #bonds #gpif
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Japan's biggest public pension fund will likely ignore Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama's call to boost domestic investment because of strict rules governing asset allocation and its public mandate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/11/markets/japan-top-pension-fund-political-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #investments #pensionfunds #yen #bonds #gpif
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The government must strengthen the institutions, social compact and economic fundamentals on which currency confidence ultimately rests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/10/japan/weak-yen-not-japan-strength/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #bankofjapan #europe #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #inflation #monetarypolicy #us #plazaaccord #louvreaccord #china #imf #sanaetakaichi
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The government must strengthen the institutions, social compact and economic fundamentals on which currency confidence ultimately rests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/10/japan/weak-yen-not-japan-strength/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #bankofjapan #europe #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #inflation #monetarypolicy #us #plazaaccord #louvreaccord #china #imf #sanaetakaichi
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Japan has called on its pension funds, which include one of the world's largest, to invest in domestic assets, giving a boost to both bonds and the yen from levels near multidecade lows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/10/markets/japan-pension-funds-investments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #investments #pensionfunds #yen #bonds #gpif
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Japan has called on its pension funds, which include one of the world's largest, to invest in domestic assets, giving a boost to both bonds and the yen from levels near multidecade lows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/10/markets/japan-pension-funds-investments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #investments #pensionfunds #yen #bonds #gpif
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Carry Trade Jitters Rise on Wall Street As Japan’s Yen Plunges
The “yen carry trade” has entered the chat again. Wall Street pros are getting nervous about the potential for swings in Japan’s financial markets to cause spasms of volat…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1509861/carry-trade-jitters-rise-on-wall-street-as-japans-yen-plunges/ Carry Trade Jitters Rise on Wall Street As Japan’s Yen Plunges #AlbertEdwards #asset #Bank #ClientNote #currency #FinancialMarket #investor #Japan #JapanNews #LowInterestRate #news #Thursday #trade #us #value #WallStreet #yen The “yen carry trade” has entered the chat again. Wall Street pros are getting nervous about the potential for swings in Japan’s financial markets to cause spasms of volatility in the US. It’s something that’s happ
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Japanese summer travel budgets increased for the first time in three years to an average of ¥58,902 ($363) this year, according to a recent survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/09/japan/japan-summer-holiday-budget-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #travel #bears #yen #iran
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Japanese summer travel budgets increased for the first time in three years to an average of ¥58,902 ($363) this year, according to a recent survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/09/japan/japan-summer-holiday-budget-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #travel #bears #yen #iran
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Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment, with officials saying less than they did before to defend the yen, and opting for vague and relatively weak statements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/06/markets/intervention-july-6-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #forex
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Structural economic weaknesses and policy choices are likely to keep the yen under pressure despite the prospect of further government intervention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/07/03/little-hope-plummeting-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #yen #usdollar #inflation #forex #japaneseeconomy #useconomy #currencies
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#Japan's finance minister ~"held recent calls w/ US Treasury Secretary #Bessent to ostensibly form a joint effort (to stop) the #yen’s slide, 👀
... which could cause major upheaval in #GlobalMarkets & rattle #USA stocks.
Investors borrow cheaply in Japanese currency, putting cash to work in higher-yielding markets & keeping a steady stream of Asia-based money flowing into risk assets around the world, incl. #US stocks/commodities.
#finance
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Until recently, economists generally saw the central bank hiking rates about every six months, putting the next move in December. But now markets are pricing in over a 60% chance another increase could come by October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/02/economy/boj-early-rate-hike-prediction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #tankan #yen #sanaetakaichi
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Forty-five firms failed between January and June citing weakness in Japan's currency, up more than 30% from a year earlier and the highest level since 2022, when the data was first recorded. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/02/economy/japan-bankruptcies-up-weak-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #bankruptcies #tokyoshokoresearch #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #yen #forex
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The yen sliding to a once-unthinkable 200 per dollar level is now a risk — albeit an extreme one — for some investors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/02/markets/traders-yen-worst-case-scenario/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #yen #boj #forex
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Japan's currency chief suggested intervention was an effective strategy and flagged close communication between Tokyo and Washington over foreign exchange, in comments made as the yen hovers near a four-decade low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/01/japan-us-currency-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #yen #dollar #atsushimimura #financeministry #us #usjapanrelations #markets #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy
