Japan is betting on a hawkish shift at the Bank of Japan and an endorsement from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to give yen-buying intervention extra bite. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/09/economy/boj-washington-yen-battle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #banks #globaleconomy #scottbessent #kazuoueda #yen #sanaetakaichi

Japan's repeated interventions to support the yen may provide temporary relief, but deep structural economic pressures and global instability are likely to keep the currency weak. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/05/08/japan-pulls-stops-yen-slide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #boj #federalreserve #centralbanks #kazuoueda #yen #forex #oil #iran #us #energy #japaneseeconomy

Japanese workers' real wages rose in March for a third consecutive month, supporting the Bank of Japan's case for further interest rate hikes even as the Middle East conflict clouds the economic outlook. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/08/economy/real-wages-march-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #wages #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #middleeast #boj #inflation

Japan is normalizing frequent currency interventions and signaling tactics to hold the yen near a target range, with quiet backing from the U.S. despite limited impact from rate hikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/05/yen-intervention-new-normal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #yen #boj #sanaetakaichi #fed #monetarypolicy #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama

Up to three episodes of currency interventions within six months is consistent with a free-floating exchange-rate regime under IMF rules, an official at Japan's Finance Ministry has said after the yen surged on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/05/markets/imf-yen-interventions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #yen #boj #satsukikatayama #iran #imf

The world's leading central bankers are stuck. Inflation is surging, economic growth is slowing, and it's not clear how long the energy shock set off by the war in Iran or these broader economic effects will last. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/02/economy/world-central-banks-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #federalreserve #ecb #yen #dollar #euro #banks #globaleconomy #iran #usas

Desperately hoping to stop the yen's rapid depreciation, the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan appeared to have intervened in the currency market for the first time in about two years on Thursday afternoon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/02/markets/japan-yen-intervention-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #forex #japaneseeconomy #yen #boj #satsukikatayama #iran #middleeast

Japan is remaining mum on yen intervention and heavy on jawboning ahead of a long holiday weekend with traders and investors bracing for another round. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/01/markets/yen-market-intervention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #forex #japaneseeconomy #yen #boj #satsukikatayama #iran #middleeast

Tokyo's key inflation gauge unexpectedly slowed, staying below the Bank of Japan's target in a result that supports the bank's cautious approach toward resuming interest rate hikes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/01/economy/tokyo-cpi-april/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tokyo #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj #internalaffairsministry #economicindicators #energy #iran #oil

The yen surged more than 2%, for its biggest gain in three years, after Japan intervened in the foreign-exchange market hours after officials delivered a "final" warning to investors against selling the currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/01/economy/yen-intervention-surge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #yen #forex #boj #satsukikatayama