An analysis has shown that the real value of the Japanese yen last month fell to its lowest level since Japan adopted a floating exchange rate system in 1973, dropping to one-third of its peak level ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday he agreed with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to continue "constructive" dialogue on currency policy, but did not ...

Yen is just coming off a 34-year low and there is significant room for further appreciation. The BOJ is expected to further raise rates, while other central banks such as the Fed are widely expected ...

The Japanese yen wavered on Wednesday as investors reacted to the ongoing bearish bets on the US dollar, soaring Japanese exports, and wait for the upcoming Japanese consumer inflation report. The USD ...

The yen’s surge is not just a Japan story. Elections, dollar weakness, and China’s signals explain why currencies moved first ...

After Japan’s bubble economy burst in the late 1980s and interest rates were subsequently slashed, carry trades and overseas investment boomed. As the Bank of Japan starts to raise Japan’s ...

Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, issued on Monday a warning against speculative moves on the foreign exchange market as the yen fell below 149 per dollar. "We will monitor currency ...

TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has talked up the benefits of a weaker yen in a campaign speech, adopting a tone at odds with her finance ministry which has refused to ...

Australia's exchange rate with Japan has grown increasingly favourable to tourists, which have surged to record numbers and topped more than one million visitors in 2025.

Learn how the 1985 Plaza Accord devalued the U.S. dollar, impacted global markets, and contributed to Japan's economic ...

Japan's total debt rose to a record 1,342.17 trillion yen (US$8.6 trillion) at the end of 2025, Finance Ministry data showed ...