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Asian stocks advance ahead of Fed action, yen falls on official’s warning

HONG KONG, China—Most stocks rose Wednesday ahead of an expected pause in the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate campaign, while the yen fell from...

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 yen and inflation, though...

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 inflation fuels a widening monetary...

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 new economic sanctions that...

Trump speech spooks markets

Global stocks fell while gold and the yen halted three days of gains as investors grew cautious before speeches this week from Donald Trump...

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 prime minister prepares to...

Japan 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 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

Japan 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 the country’s finance chief...

BoJ 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, as the sliding yen...

Dollar 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 renewed speculation that the...

Yen 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 to ease policy further...

Yen-peso swap deal operational

THE guidelines on the Japanese yen-Philippine peso swap facility between Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Bank of Japan took effect Friday. The two central banks...
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