Markets
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Swiss National Bank hikes interest rate by 75 basis points
ZURICH (Reuters) — The Swiss National Bank raised its policy interest rate by 0.75 percentage point ...
September 22, 2022
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Yen temporarily falls to 145 level against dollar
The yen fell to the 145 level against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo on Thursday after the Bank of Japan d...
September 22, 2022
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BOJ keeps monetary easing policy unchanged
The Bank of Japan decided Thursday to maintain its current large-scale monetary easing policy unchan...
September 22, 2022
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Few effective options for Japanese govt, BOJ for dealing with weakening yen
In the past, the government and the Bank of Japan have directly intervened in foreign exchange marke...
September 8, 2022
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Japan’s monetary-easing policy leaves yen vulnerable
The weakening of the yen continues unabated. As part of efforts to buoy the economy, the Bank of Jap...
September 8, 2022
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Dollar touches ¥144 for 1st time in 24 yrs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The dollar touched ¥144 for the first time in 24 years in Tokyo trading Wednesd...
September 7, 2022
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China increasingly concerned about yen’s rapid depreciation
BEIJING — China has been increasingly wary of the yen’s sharp drop recently, falling to the ¥140 li...
September 7, 2022
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Dollar tops ¥141 for 1st time in 24 yrs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The dollar topped ¥141 for the first time in 24 years in Tokyo trading Tuesday ...
September 6, 2022
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Japan Finance Chief Concerned over Yen’s Rapid Fall
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki expressed concern Friday over the yen’s...
September 2, 2022
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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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