T he USD/JPY exchange rate continued its downward trend as the US dollar index (DXY) crashed and as the odds of a potential ...

rose 3.2% in March from a year earlier, government data showed, matching a median market forecast and accelerating from a 3% gain in February. Core inflation has now exceeded the BOJ's 2% target ...

Hotter-than-expected core inflation supports a Bank of Japan interest rate hike in July. The BoJ is expected to deliver a 25 bp hike, and then stay put for a considerable time due to high uncertainty ...