Japan’s Cabinet has approved the country’s largest-ever defense budget for the coming fiscal year — 8.7 trillion yen, or ...

Foreign exchange (FX) researchers at MUFG project a strengthening US Dollar (USD) against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on the horizon. Researchers at MUFG have noted the JPY's recent strength and as ...

“If they intervened in an environment of low liquidity the yen strengthening move could be bigger.” Finance Minister Kato’s remarks came with the yen under renewed pressure since last ...

The yen regained some ground against the dollar after Kato’s remarks, strengthening to as much as ¥156.89 after earlier weakening to as much as ¥157.93. The Japanese currency strengthened a ...

“If they intervened in an environment of low liquidity the yen strengthening move could be bigger.” Finance Minister Kato’s remarks came with the yen under renewed pressure since last week, driven ...

The same majority predicts the central bank will raise rates in January. Analysts see the yen strengthening to 147.4 against the U.S. dollar by end-2025 from around 154 currently. The Bank of ...