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    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Yen rises to two-month high as investors slash short bets

      Japan’s currency has rallied over the past days as the Federal Reserve appears to strike a more dovish tone

    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      Markets InsightBenjamin Shatil
      Why the yen is down but not necessarily cheap

      A sustained appreciation of the currency will ultimately require a shift in the composition of Japanese trade flows

    • Monday, 4 July, 2022
      The Big Read
      Global inflation: Japan faces a moment of truth

      The collapse of the yen piles pressure on the central bank to change course after decades of loose monetary policy

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      The Top LineLeo Lewis
      Why Japanese corporates are less reliant on dollar-yen rate for profits

      Exchange rates have become less important as companies build products closer to customers

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
      Yen hits new 24-year low testing BoJ’s ultra-loose policy

      Analysts predict sell-off will continue as Japan’s central bank sticks to low interest rates

    • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
      Japanese business & finance
      Japan’s largest ¥100 discount store Daiso besieged by sinking yen

      Retailer’s president vows to stick to prices despite rising global inflation

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      Bank of Japan
      Yen sinks as BoJ sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy

      Japanese central bank sees inflation as transitory even as US Federal Reserve and others raise rates

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      Inside BusinessKana Inagaki
      Is ‘Made in Japan’ back with the weaker yen?

      A tight labour market and rise of production outside the country by companies may limit ‘reshoring’ of jobs

    • Monday, 13 June, 2022
      Currencies
      Yen hits 24-year low against dollar as Japan sticks to loose monetary policy

      Japanese currency comes under further pressure as US Treasury yields rise

    • Monday, 13 June, 2022
      InterviewJapanese business & finance
      Nomura chief predicts weak yen will kick off foreign M&A wave

      Kentaro Okuda says rate rises and Toshiba privatisation will usher in ‘paradigm shift’ for corporate Japan

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      Japanese finance officials make rare statement on yen’s decline

      BoJ’s ultra-loose policy has set it apart from other major central banks this year

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      Unhedged
      The yen as finance and as politics Premium content

      And more on how QT works

    • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
      Yen moves toward 24-year low against dollar

      Bank of Japan governor forced to retract claim that consumers were more ‘tolerant’ of price rises

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Japanese yen slides further against dollar on BoJ policy divergence

      Investors assess gloomy outlook for global inflation and economic growth

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Haruhiko Kuroda
      BoJ’s Kuroda forced to retract claim consumers tolerant of price rises

      Central bank governor tells FT conference impact on yen of rising US rates likely to ease

    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
      News in-depthJapanese economy
      Corporate Japan wary of the sliding yen

      Higher energy and materials costs outweigh benefit of weak currency even for big exporters

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      Markets InsightZach Pandl
      The yen: a cheap haven for uncertain times

      Japanese currency will find support at a time of rising global recession risks and structural threats to the dollar

    • Monday, 2 May, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Yen weakness is an opportunity, not a threat, for Japan

      For the central bank to raise interest rates would be a mistake

    • Saturday, 30 April, 2022
      Leo Lewis
      An ageing population grapples with the spectacle of the plunging yen

      Despite popular disquiet, a weak currency is good for corporate Japan

    • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
      Yen slides to 20-year low as BoJ defies global shift to higher rates

      Currency’s fall through ¥130 against the dollar follows central bank vow to keep bond yields at zero

    • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
      Currencies
      Yen’s tumble stirs debate in Tokyo over merits of weak currency

      Fall of 11% in two months to a 20-year low prompts speculation central bank might be forced to intervene

    • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
      Lex
      Japan stocks: weak yen no longer boosts economy via manufacturing Premium content

      Greater use of offshore production sites limits the benefits of a weaker currency

    • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
      Yen’s slide to 20-year low puts pressure on loose monetary policy

      Currency’s abrupt fall past ¥128 against the US dollar is ‘undesirable’, says Japan’s finance minister

    • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
      Yen falls to 20-year low as BoJ holds fast to stimulus pledge

      Ultra-low monetary policy contrasts with tightening signals from US Fed

    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
      US Treasury bonds
      Weak yen hits demand for Treasuries as traders weigh up hedging costs

      Japanese investors are an important source of buyers of US government debt

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