Japan’s currency was one of the first challengers to the U.S. dollar—why 90s predictions of a ‘yen bloc’ fell apart
Journalists in the 1980s and 1990s worried about the death of dollar dominance. Paul Blustein explains why the yen failed to ...
Foreign visitors have been driving Japan’s economy. A stronger yen could reverse that trend
Foreign tourists have had an outzised impact on Japan's economic growth. However, their influence could start to wane as the ...
FXY: Being Short USD/JPY Makes Sense
The yen is expected to appreciate due to Japan's rising interest rates and the Fed's easing. Click here for a detailed ...
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Japan hiked interest rates. Why is the yen falling?
effectively extending the life of yen carry trades. Short-term Japanese rates are held below 0.1% and only about 20 further basis points in hikes are priced this year. The U.S. Fed funds rate is 5 ...
Japan logs 585 bil. yen trade surplus in Feb. on car, chip demand
Japan logged a 584.51 billion yen ($3.9 billion) trade surplus in February, returning to the black for the first time in two ...
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Japan to create a 1-trillion-yen fund to bolster space business
Setting its sights on becoming a key player in the global space industry, Japan will set up a 1-trillion-yen ($6.47 billion) fund to achieve that goal. The space strategy fund will be managed by ...
Japan posts current account deficit for first time in 2 years
Japan recorded a current account deficit in January for the first time in two years as a weak yen inflated the cost of ...