The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labor shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...

The yen could strengthen beyond 150 against the dollar as the BOJ moves against the global tide of rate cuts, said SMBC Nikko Securities.

The yen climbed to a nine-week high as market players piled on bets for more interest rate hikes in Japan this year, while ...

China faces a “toxic combination” of deflation and devaluation which Japan did not experience. It may be a sign of greater ...

The dollar edged up on Thursday, but stayed close to recent lows, as traders weighed receding trade war risks and looked ...

The Japanese yen has been in great shape lately due to hawkish monetary policy. Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust FXY has added 3.2% so far this year and about 1% over the past week. More ...

The yen climbed to an eight-week top versus the U.S. dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated ...

The yen strengthened against other G-10 and Asian currencies in the morning session, after a Bank of Japan board member’s remarks boosted prospects of more rate increases.

A gauge of Asian equities rose for a third day with the region’s technology companies the biggest contributors ...

When the Switch launched in early 2017, a single dollar could get you about 114 Japanese yen, a rate broadly in line with the ...

We believe that Nintendo’s policy change in 2014 is offering the firm a new growth opportunity, through not limiting its popular characters to game consoles, but expanding them to other platforms—such ...

Japan’s wage data, Services PMI, and BoJ rate hike bets drive yen moves. Key U.S. labor data may also impact Fed policy ...