The move was widely expected by investors after she was backed by the right-wing opposition party Ishin. The Japanese currency was last down 0.76% at 151.895 per dollar, after earlier touching its ...

Japan is stepping up currency warnings as the yen nears key levels against the dollar.Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Japan is turning up the heat on currency markets again as the ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Several large banks said they were closing bullish trade recommendations on the Japanese yen after the country's ruling party on Sunday picked as its leader Sanae Takaichi, whose ...

The yen eased to a one-week low on Tuesday after hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected as Japan's prime minister, with traders betting her government could muddy the interest rate outlook ...

Japan’s top currency official said the government remains on high alert over foreign exchange movements in a week that’s seen gains in the Japanese currency. “We have not lowered our guard at all,” ...

1432 GMT – Interventions to boost the Japanese yen look highly likely, Evercore ISI analysts say in a note. Failure to deliver on highly-anticipated interventions could result in a sharp disorderly ...

The last thing that an over-indebted Japan struggling with inflation needs is a prime minister who advocates fiscal stimulus and a loose monetary policy to stimulate the Japanese economy. This would ...

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The yen dropped by the most in three years against the dollar as Japan stepped into foreign-exchange markets to weaken the currency for the third time this year after its gains ...

Recent yen moves are deviating from what might be expected given the difference between interest rates in Japan and the US, according to Japan’s top currency official. “Basically we always say you ...

JP Morgan on Wednesday raised its year-end target for Japan’s benchmark Nikkei share average, citing strong momentum from ...