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Currency has fallen back towards 24-year lows despite country’s intervention
Buying the currency is tolerable if it keeps the government out of monetary policy
Plus yen intervention might work?
Analysts say Japan’s central bank does not have enough firepower to prop up currency in long term
Hawkish EU member states push for hard-hitting measures against Russia
Move follows pledge by BoJ to continue with ultra-loose policy despite rate rises elsewhere
Country’s sensitivity to fluctuations has shifted since the currency last traded this low in the 1990s
It is now cheap for Japanese companies to ‘reshore’ production, but automation is key
Rate check signals high level of alarm and often precedes direct currency interventions
South Korea’s won reaches lowest level since 2009 as selling in Asian currencies picks up steam
Strong US economic data widen gap between borrowing costs in the two countries
Analysts say reopening the country to tourism could herald a shift in currency flows
Japan’s currency has rallied over the past days as the Federal Reserve appears to strike a more dovish tone
A sustained appreciation of the currency will ultimately require a shift in the composition of Japanese trade flows
The collapse of the yen piles pressure on the central bank to change course after decades of loose monetary policy
Exchange rates have become less important as companies build products closer to customers
Analysts predict sell-off will continue as Japan’s central bank sticks to low interest rates
Retailer’s president vows to stick to prices despite rising global inflation
Japanese central bank sees inflation as transitory even as US Federal Reserve and others raise rates
A tight labour market and rise of production outside the country by companies may limit ‘reshoring’ of jobs
Japanese currency comes under further pressure as US Treasury yields rise
Kentaro Okuda says rate rises and Toshiba privatisation will usher in ‘paradigm shift’ for corporate Japan
BoJ’s ultra-loose policy has set it apart from other major central banks this year
And more on how QT works
Bank of Japan governor forced to retract claim that consumers were more ‘tolerant’ of price rises
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