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By Paul Dobson and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
September 26, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rebounding following its longest losing streak of the year, and commodities advanced after jobless claims unexpectedly decreased. Treasuries fell.
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By Yuki Yamaguchi, Bloomberg |
August 11, 2013
Japan’s top listed companies doubled earnings last quarter from a year earlier, exceeding already high forecasts.
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By John Detrixhe and Emma Charlton, Bloomberg |
July 22, 2013
The yen rose for the first time in four days against the dollar amid speculation further policy measures may be needed to weaken the currency after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s coalition cemented control of parliament.
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By Joseph Ciolli and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
July 19, 2013
The dollar weakened against most of its major peers after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke damped speculation that a reduction of U.S. monetary stimulus was imminent.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
July 18, 2013
The dollar gained vs. most major peers amid speculation Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will reduce the central bank’s monetary stimulus program as the economy gains.
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By Andy Sharp, Bloomberg |
May 28, 2013
Koichi Hamada, an economic adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, told South Korea to adjust its own monetary policies if officials are concerned at the effects of a yen weakened by unprecedented easing.
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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 Christopher Faille |
April 16, 2013
Japan has become a very attractive place to invest in recent weeks. It is something akin to a great river with a lot of fresh meat floating about, and as yet relatively few piranhas benefitting from that environment.
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By John Detrixhe and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
March 14, 2013
The yen dropped to almost the weakest since August 2009 after the lower house of parliament endorsed Haruhiko Kuroda, an advocate of increased stimulus, as the next central bank governor.
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By John Brinsley, Bloomberg |
February 25, 2013
The Bank of Japan may pack a bigger punch under Haruhiko Kuroda, an opponent of deflation who ran the nation’s currency policy and then built an international reputation leading the Asian Development Bank.
