Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wasn’t specifically highlighting the benefits of a weak yen over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/economy/japan-finance-minister-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #forex #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy
A summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s January policy meeting indicated a growing awareness of the need to raise interest rates in a timely fashion as authorities monitor the impact of the weak yen on inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/boj-summary-of-opinions-january-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #boj #yen #forex #inflation #sanaetakaichi
The yen slid Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a weak currency can be a major opportunity for export industries, cooling speculation that her government is poised to intervene to support the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/markets/yen-drops-japan-pm-takaichi-remark/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has talked up the benefits of a weaker yen in a speech, adopting a tone at odds with the Finance Ministry, which has refused to rule out countering excessive foreign exchange volatility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/01/markets/sanae-takaichi-weaker-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #yen #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #2026lowerhouseelection
Japan has managed to secure breathing space for the yen without intervening in markets this month, an indication of short-term success for modified tactics that lean heavily on the U.S. fear factor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/31/markets/japan-yen-breathing-room/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #yen #sanaetakaichi #us
The leader of one of Japan’s biggest business groups representing smaller firms called on the government to take more action on currencies, warning that the weak yen is squeezing smaller companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/markets/business-leader-yen-rate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bankofjapan #yen #dollar #forex #wages #jobs
U.S. removes call for BOJ to raise interest rates https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/economy/us-removal-call-boj-interest-rates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #boj #japaneseeconomy #inflation #yen #currencies
A new manga and upcoming anime, "FX Senshi Kurumi-chan," reimagines Japan’s FX trading world, though in reality it remains dominated by older investors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/29/japan/mrs-watanabe-gets-a-pink-haired-makeover-in-fx-anime/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #fxsenshikurumichan #forex #yen #mrswatanabe #japaneseeconomy
Traders are questioning how effective Japan could be if it were to intervene alone to support the yen, after Scott Bessent cast doubt on the prospect of coordinated action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/markets/japan-solo-intervention-ineffective/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #boj #yen #dollar #japaneseeconomy #financeministry #scottbessent
Japan may be shifting toward a more creative and coordinated strategy with the U.S. to strengthen the yen through surprise intervention, policy signaling and structural measures beyond Bank of Japan rate hikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/28/japan/japan-weak-yen-response/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #yen #forex #japaneseeconomy #boj #fed #monetarypolicy
Coordinated intervention chatter changes the bet on the yen as the U.S., in theory, has unlimited dollars at its disposal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/27/markets/coordinated-yen-intervention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #sanaetakaichi #us #forex
The yen has gained amid broad weakness in the dollar as traders remained on heightened alert over Japanese intervention to halt the currency’s recent slide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/26/markets/yen-extends-gains-dollar-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #forex #currencies #bonds
Traders will start the week on heightened alert of Japan government intervention to halt the yen’s recent slide as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of action on abnormal moves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/25/japan/market-on-high-alert-for-yen-intervention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #forex #yen #trading #fed #interestrates
The yen abruptly staged its biggest one-day surge since August on speculation that Japanese authorities could be preparing to mount a market intervention to halt the currency’s slide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/24/markets/yen-jumps-intervention-speculation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #sanaetakaichi #us
Japanese financial authorities are watching currency movements with a sense of urgency, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday, after a moment of yen volatility that transpired more than an hour earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/markets/katayama-yen-rate-urgency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #boj #financeministry #satsukikatayama #inflation #sanaetakaichi
Japan’s inflation slowed for the first time in four months on the impact of government subsidies, in a report that highlighted the underlying strength of price pressure hours before the central bank decides policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/economy/japan-inflation-slows-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #inflation #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #boj #yen
The Bank of Japan will potentially raise interest rates three times this year to double the current level if the yen’s weakness persists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/economy/citigroup-boj-rate-hike-projection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #citigroup #boj #inflation #yen #japaneseeconomy #negativeinterestrates
The surge in Japanese stocks, triggered by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s snap election plans, may fade if she gets what she wants, as overspending drives up inflation and government borrowing costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/17/markets/takaichi-trade-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ldp #sanaetakaichi #inflation #yen #stocks
Yen traders are on edge for the risk of renewed volatility in the currency as uncertainty over the nation’s snap election grows with a Bank of Japan meeting approaching next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/17/markets/yen-boj-election-uncertainty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #diet #lowerhouse #yen #currencies #boj #interestrates
Most Bank of Japan watchers believe Gov. Kazuo Ueda and his colleagues have been slow in ratcheting up interest rates, and they expect the next move will still be several months away in their base case scenarios. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/economy/boj-rate-hike-july/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #kazuoueda #boj #yen #inflation #sanaetakaichi