Yen

Japan’s yen scaled a six-week high on Thursday, spurring speculation of an official push, while the dollar nursed broad losses as markets prepared for U.S. rate cuts in a few months. The euro , which scaled...

A surge in the yen triggered speculation among analysts on Friday that Japanese authorities may have again intervened in forex markets to prop up the ailing currency. In New York, the dollar shed more than two...

The yen rose to a seven-month high against the dollar on Tuesday, breaking the 130 mark and building on a rally sparked by the Bank of Japan’s decision to move away from its long-standing ultra-loose monetary...

The dollar rose broadly on Thursday, particularly against the yen, as investors braced for higher U.S. interest rates while expecting anchored Japanese rates to go nowhere anytime soon. The greenback hit a 24-year high of 139.69...

The yen fell to its lowest level against the dollar in five years on Friday as analysts said the Japanese currency’s value was further weakened by rising US treasury yields. One dollar bought 116.29 yen at...

The yen fell to its lowest level against the dollar in five years on Friday as analysts said the Japanese currency’s value was further weakened by rising US treasury yields. One dollar bought 116.29 yen at...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks lost early gains Monday morning as the stronger yen weighed and investors waited for fresh trading cues after a closely watched central bank meeting offered up few surprises. The Japanese market rose...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday as the yen’s rise stalled after global markets tentatively advanced ahead of a key US-China summit this week. Wall Street rose modestly after data from the US Commerce...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday as a strong yen weighed on exporters and Wall Street had a mixed performance. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a tenth consecutive all-time high to break...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday as exporters rose on a weaker yen and as energy stocks followed oil prices upward,with investors cheered by encouraging US economic data. “We’re in for another bull market...