Japan to approve $200-b extra budget to tackle inflation
Tokyo—Japan’s cabinet was expected to approve an extra budget worth $200 billion Friday to cushion the economy from the weak ...
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Yen slides to 24-year low against dollar
By Etienne Balmer The yen plunged to its lowest level against the dollar since 1998 on Monday as sky-high US ...
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Asian stocks skid; yen, gold rise as Korean tensions flare
Stocks fell and gold and the yen climbed as geopolitical tensions flared up again, with US president Donald Trump weighing ...
Read moreTrump speech spooks markets
Global stocks fell while gold and the yen halted three days of gains as investors grew cautious before speeches this ...
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Japan’s ’16 trade numbers firmed up
TOKYO"•Japan last year logged its biggest annual current-account surplus since the 2008 financial crisis, figures showed Wednesday, as the country’s ...
Read moreJapan slams Trump’s yen claim
TOKYO"•Japan on Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s accusation Tokyo “played the money market” to give it an unfair trade advantage, with ...
Read moreJapan hikes growth forecasts
TOKYO"•Japan’s central bank hiked its economic growth forecasts on Tuesday, citing an improved global outlook and a weaker yen but ...
Read moreBoJ upbeat on economy as weak yen lifts exports
TOKYO"•The Bank of Japan on Tuesday lifted its view of the economy for the first time in over a year, ...
Read moreDollar gains on rate hike hopes
TOKYO"•The dollar’s rally against the euro and yen hit a wall Monday, but it rose against other Asia-Pacific currencies on ...
Read moreYen depreciates further after Fed rate hike hints
The yen fell for a fourth day against the dollar after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated his readiness ...
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