the first technology on any currency in the world, to deter counterfeiters. One thousand banknotes were bundled, and 10 bundles were wrapped. They are delivered to the Bank of Japan in units of 40 ...

TOKYO--Japan's top currency official pledged to stay on guard against potential reaction in the foreign exchange market to President Trump's policies, which have already caused some swings in the yen ...

Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on Tuesday a weak yen would push up inflation by boosting import costs, ...

The Bank of Japan's three new banknotes feature three new faces as well as unprecedented currency technology to prevent counterfeiting. The new 10,000-yen, 5,000-yen and 1,000-yen bills will be ...

Currency-hedged Treasury yields for Japanese investors have risen above zero for the first time in more than two years as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Yen-hedged 10-year US notes ...

The Japanese government has intervened in ... where the government gets its funds to intervene in the currency market. Kumano notes, "There are about 1.3 trillion dollars in this special account ...

TOKYO -- In the summer of 2024, global financial markets were rocked by the unwinding of yen carry trades, in which investors borrow the Japanese currency at low interest rates to buy assets in ...

(Bloomberg) -- Japan rolled out more warnings against speculative yen movements as the currency continues to show weakness ahead of two potentially market-moving central bank events this week.

The Japanese currency has weakened in recent weeks as U.S. Treasury yields rise despite the Federal Reserve cutting rates by 100 basis points since September. Traders are pricing in the likelihood ...

Key to the role was fending off currency market speculators who could ... Mr Kanda also sounds an optimistic note about Japan's prospects. "We are finally seeing investments and wages rising ...

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said the government will take "appropriate action" against the currency's volatility. In a rare move last month, Japan spent almost $20bn (£17.6bn ...

Japan is a beloved tourist spot. A weak currency is ensuring that it will remain that way for foreigners. The country just broke its pre-pandemic tourist record, with 3.1 million foreign visitors ...