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By Justin Pugsley |
May 22, 2013
A financial crisis is almost certainly in the cards for Japan, and it is just a question of timing. Unfortunately, the government may have fast forwarded that date.
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By John Detrixhe and David Goodman, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2013
The yen fell to the weakest in three years against the euro after Bank of Japan policy makers affirmed a plan to double the monetary base over two years and their statement showed no concern about rising bond yields.
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By Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
May 10, 2013
U.S. stocks advanced, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rallied for a third straight week, amid optimism that the U.S. economy is improving amid central-bank monetary stimulus.
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By Marcus Holland |
May 10, 2013
Yen futures had moved to support levels against the dollar and had held support for the past few weeks as investors awaited an impetus to push the currency pair down to new levels. On a cash basis, the USD/JPY broke through 100 yesterday.
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By Joseph Ciolli and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
May 9, 2013
The yen weakened beyond 100 per dollar for the first time in four years as the Bank of Japan’s deflation-fighting measures have the currency headed for its longest streak of monthly losses in almost two decades.
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By Gary Kamen |
April 9, 2013
Many are saying the yen dropped down too fast, but what exactly was the response the BOJ was looking for? How many of you recall a month or so ago the G7 saying countries need to stop using monetary policy to manipulate their currency?
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By John Detrixhe and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
April 9, 2013
The yen strengthened from the lowest level in almost four years against the dollar on speculation its 6.4% slump against the greenback in the past three days was too rapid.
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By John Detrixhe and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
The yen weakened beyond 99 per dollar for the first time since May 2009 on speculation Bank of Japan measures to fight deflation announced last week will further debase the currency.
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By Brendan Murray and Scott Lanman, Bloomberg |
April 5, 2013
After watching Ben S. Bernanke take unprecedented steps for four years to rebound from the worst recession since the Great Depression, the Bank of Japan is signaling that the Federal Reserve’s full-throttle approach to stimulus is the way to end 15 years of deflation.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
April 4, 2013
U.S. stocks advanced, rebounding from yesterday’s drop, as central banks in Japan and Europe reassured investors that they will keep economies awash in cash to bolster growth.
