The Japan Times1d ago
Curious spikes in the yen have investors and strategists debating over whether Japanese authorities are trying to stem further weakness in the national currency through smaller operations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/16/markets/yen-spikes-traders-warning-shots/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #financeministry
Curious yen spikes have traders gaming Japan ‘warning shots’

Investors and strategists are debating whether Japanese authorities are trying to stem further weakness in the yen through smaller operations.

The Japan Times
The Japan Times2d ago
Alphabet sold ¥576.5 billion ($3.6 billion) of bonds in the biggest ever yen deal by a non-Japanese company as competition to fund centers and AI infrastructure intensifies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/companies/alphabet-biggest-yen-bond/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alphabet #yen #bonds #ai #google
Alphabet sells biggest yen bond on record by foreign issuer

The Google parent sold ¥576.5 billion ($3.6 billion) of bonds as competition to fund centers and AI infrastructure intensifies.

The Japan Times
Show threadDon Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦3d ago
2 Bloomberg: … company executives stayed up through the night to pitch #Tokyo #investors on #yen #bonds; all this in the name of #AI domination. Both the sheer scale of the fundraising — quadruple the amount of bonds #Alphabet had sold in its first 26 years in business — and … 🧵
Joseph Lim 4d ago
Tokyo Gets a Pass on #Yen Intervention, But Concerns Remain
"US, concerned abt excessive ¥ weakness & #dollar strength, appears to hv accepted te #FX interventions by 🇯🇵ese #government & #BOJ to stem ¥'s decline.. attention's turning to whether #Japan will take steps such as #interestrate hikes to stabilize ¥.. BOJ's weighing possible #ratehikes at its #policy meetings fr June, but Takaichi admin remains wary of any move tt could dampen te #economy"🤔
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https://japan-forward.com/tokyo-gets-a-pass-on-yen-intervention-but-concerns-remain/
Tokyo Gets a Pass on Yen Intervention, But Concerns Remain | JAPAN Forward

Japan and the US close ranks on yen volatility, but doubts remain over whether intervention alone can stabilize the currency as pressure builds on Tokyo.

JAPAN Forward
NewsletterTF5d ago

US and Japan Acknowledge "Undesirable" Currency Swings, Coordination Stated

US Treasury Secretary Bessent and Japan's leaders agree that big currency changes are not good. They will talk more to manage the yen and dollar.

#USDJPY, #CurrencyMarket, #USJapanRelations, #Yen, #EconomicPolicy

https://newsletter.tf/us-japan-currency-swings-undesirable-coordination-stated/

NewsletterTF5d ago

The US and Japan are talking about currency. Japan has recently acted to help its yen. This is a sign of cooperation between the two countries.

#USDJPY, #CurrencyMarket, #USJapanRelations, #Yen, #EconomicPolicy
https://newsletter.tf/us-japan-currency-swings-undesirable-coordination-stated/

US and Japan Agree Currency Swings Are Bad, Will Talk More

US Treasury Secretary Bessent and Japan's leaders agree that big currency changes are not good. They will talk more to manage the yen and dollar.

NewsletterTF
The Japan Times6d ago
Bearish yen positions have seen a significant reduction after Japanese authorities intervened to support the currency, underscoring how official action is unwinding a crowded trade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/11/markets/yen-bears-retreat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex
Yen bears retreat as intervention seen capping currency weakness

The pullback followed multiple rounds of intervention by Japanese authorities starting April 30 and through the Golden Week holiday.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 9
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 bets on Washington and BOJ for extra punch in yen battle

The strategy is reliant on a small cast of heavyweights and is aimed less at a dramatic turnaround than at raising the cost of betting against the yen.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 8
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
Japan pulls out the stops to halt the yen’s slide

While the yen's dive has been abetted by speculators, the real causes of the currency's weakness are structural.

The Japan Times
KillBaitMay 7

Japón interviene en el mercado de divisas para estabilizar el yen

📰 Título original: elEconomista

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Japón interviene en el mercado de divisas para estabilizar el yen

En la primera semana de mayo, el gobierno japonés llevó a cabo una intervención significativa en el mercado de divisas para respaldar al yen, destinando aproximadamente 57.000 millones de dólares.

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