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  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    News in-depthJapanese economy
    Corporate Japan wary of the sliding yen

    Higher energy and materials costs outweigh benefit of weak currency even for big exporters

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Markets InsightZach Pandl
    The yen: a cheap haven for uncertain times

    Japanese currency will find support at a time of rising global recession risks and structural threats to the dollar

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Yen weakness is an opportunity, not a threat, for Japan

    For the central bank to raise interest rates would be a mistake

  • Saturday, 30 April, 2022
    Leo Lewis
    An ageing population grapples with the spectacle of the plunging yen

    Despite popular disquiet, a weak currency is good for corporate Japan

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    Yen slides to 20-year low as BoJ defies global shift to higher rates

    Currency’s fall through ¥130 against the dollar follows central bank vow to keep bond yields at zero

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Currencies
    Yen’s tumble stirs debate in Tokyo over merits of weak currency

    Fall of 11% in two months to a 20-year low prompts speculation central bank might be forced to intervene

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Lex
    Japan stocks: weak yen no longer boosts economy via manufacturing Premium content

    Greater use of offshore production sites limits the benefits of a weaker currency

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Yen’s slide to 20-year low puts pressure on loose monetary policy

    Currency’s abrupt fall past ¥128 against the US dollar is ‘undesirable’, says Japan’s finance minister

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    Yen falls to 20-year low as BoJ holds fast to stimulus pledge

    Ultra-low monetary policy contrasts with tightening signals from US Fed

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    US Treasury bonds
    Weak yen hits demand for Treasuries as traders weigh up hedging costs

    Japanese investors are an important source of buyers of US government debt

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Japanese economy
    BoJ to boost bond buying even as yen suffers worst month since 2016

    Policymakers caught between desire to keep policy loose and avoid deep declines in currency

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Japanese economy
    Yen hits 7-year low after Bank of Japan sticks to stimulus

    Currency drops to ¥125 per dollar as other central banks push ahead with interest rate rises

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Yen hits six-year low against dollar as Fed signals aggressive rate rise

    ‘Haven’ status undermined as global monetary policy drives currency down

  • Sunday, 16 January, 2022
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    ‘What if the Bank of Japan blinks?’

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    Japan’s yen at risk of further fall against US dollar in 2022, say analysts

    Currency may not find ‘hard floors’ against the greenback after hitting a five-year low this month

  • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
    Markets InsightLeo Lewis
    Japanese apprehension over rising prices hangs over the yen

    Some forex traders expect the Bank of Japan will eventually have to respond to the public’s inflation worries

  • Monday, 18 October, 2021
    Traders turn on yen as global energy crisis deepens

    Japan’s currency hit by rising cost of imported petrochemicals and easy monetary policy

  • Sunday, 14 March, 2021
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will the Fed push back against higher bond yields?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

  • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
    ETF HubMansoor Mohi-uddin
    Renminbi strength foretells dollar’s decline

    Sharp rebound in China’s currency a clear warning the greenback is likely to weaken

  • Monday, 25 May, 2020
    Markets InsightLeo Lewis
    Why the yen remains in lockdown

    Abnormal stability of currency reflects low investment conviction

  • Thursday, 12 March, 2020
    Japan foreign bond buying points to state pension intervention

    Traders suggest GPIF trying to weaken yen after currency strengthened on coronavirus fears

  • Monday, 9 March, 2020
    Yen surge sparks talk of ‘stealth’ intervention

    Traders speculate state-backed GPIF could buy more overseas assets to weaken currency

  • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
    Currencies
    Yen’s sharp sell-off hits currency’s haven status

    Investors pessimistic over dismal economic data and impact of coronavirus

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    Tail RiskLeo Lewis
    Why the Japanese yen is not the haven asset it once was

    Currency has strengthened after grim geopolitical headlines, but not by much

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
    Tail RiskLeo Lewis
    Japanese stocks are hooked on stimulus

    Investors may decide more equity purchases by the Bank of Japan are a step too far

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