Markets
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Dollar Reaches 140 Yen for 1st Time in 24 Years
New York, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)—The dollar reached ¥140 for the first time in 24 years in New York tr...
September 2, 2022
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Nikkei drops below 28,000
Tokyo stocks plunged Monday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average nose dived more than 1,000 points...
August 29, 2022
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Nikkei plunges 800 points in Monday morning trading
The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped more than 800 p...
August 29, 2022
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Survey: Over 60% of Japan firms negatively impacted by weak yen
More than 60% of firms from a wide range of industries said the yen’s depreciation over the past si...
August 17, 2022
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Dollar passes ¥139, rewriting 24-year high
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The dollar shot up above ¥139 for the first time since September 1998 in Tokyo ...
July 14, 2022
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Surging fertilizer prices hit farmers hard
Prices of chemical fertilizers, which are essential for agriculture, have shot up because of such fa...
June 29, 2022
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Yen falls to 24-year low
LONDON (Reuters) — The euro rose on Tuesday, drawing support from the European Central Bank’s plans ...
June 21, 2022
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BOJ maintains ultra-low rates, warns it is closely watching yen moves
TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-low interest rates on Friday and its g...
June 17, 2022
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Nikkei Average Briefly Sinks over 700 Points
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The benchmark Nikkei average briefly tumbled over 700 points on the Tokyo Stock E...
June 17, 2022
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Heavy burden for households, perhaps good for foreign visitors
Since the beginning of this year, the yen has been weakening not only against the dollar but also ag...
June 16, 2022
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Yen’s slide sets off alarm bells in Japan
The yen continued its slide on Wednesday, falling to ¥135.60 against the dollar in morning trading, ...
June 15, 2022
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Yen falls to 24-year record low
The yen reached its lowest mark in 24 years Monday in Tokyo, temporarily exceeding the ¥135 mark aga...
June 13, 2022
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Weakened yen compounds burden on business, household budgets
The effects of the yen’s depreciation this year have gone way beyond foreign exchange markets. The r...
June 13, 2022
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Japan edges closer to intervention in yen after rare govt, central bank joint statement
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe yen-dollar exchange rate is shown on a board in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Friday. ...
June 11, 2022
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FSA to tighten regulations for online social lending brokers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Financial Services Agency is set to tighten regulations on brokers of socia...
June 7, 2022
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