The Japanese yen strengthened on Thursday, reaching a nearly two-month high as Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Naoki Tamura ...

Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike ...

Trump imposed a 10% duty on Chinese exports to the U.S, and 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, two of its top trading partners ...

The U.S. dollar is the dominant currency in forex markets. Other actively traded currencies include the euro, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, and British pound. The Japanese yen ...

TOKYO--Japan's top currency official pledged to stay on guard against potential reaction in the foreign exchange market to President Trump's policies, which have already caused some swings in the yen ...

as the Japanese currency approached the key 160 per dollar level that prompted yen-buying interventions half a year ago. "As I have said previously, ... we've been seeing one-sided, sharp moves in ...

The yen rose to its highest level in more than five weeks versus the dollar as traders sought safety in haven currencies amid ...

How did Japan's currency get here ... an "increase in the current near-zero short-term policy target will still keep Japan's borrowing costs very low," meaning the yen would remain mostly stagnant.

a former Japanese vice minister of finance for international affairs, the currency diplomat, in an interview with Nikkei. Edited excerpts from the interview follow.

The BoJ is also concerned about the yen’s rapid descent. The Japanese currency plunged 10.3% against the US dollar in 2024 and could face further headwinds, including an incoming Trump ...

Treasury’s Criteria for ‘Manipulator’ Designation A current-account surplus ... Abbett & Co. She added that even Japan’s direct intervention in the currency markets this April and May ...