Tag: BoJ
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Japan’s Finance Chief Issues Fresh FX Warning as Yen Nears 155
Japan’s Yen Treads Toward 155: A Fresh Warning from the Finance Chief The Japanese yen is hovering around the psychologically important level of 155 per dollar, a threshold that has traditionally drawn the attention of policymakers and investors alike. As currency markets move, the country’s finance leadership has stepped forward with a renewed warning that…
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Pole Positions and Policy Pivots: Markets on the Edge
Market Snapshots Weekend to Week Ahead The global financial stage was crowded this weekend, with political and policy pivots sending ripples through equities, currencies and commodities. From Tokyo to Washington, traders are recalibrating bets as new leadership, energy policy tweaks, and budget-uncertainty themes converge. Japan: Takaichi’s Rise and the Abenomics Question In Tokyo, Sanae Takaichi…
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CNBC Daily Open: Lights Out as Markets Brace for Week Ahead
CNBC Daily Open: Lights out and a clear roadmap for the week ahead The week begins with a global markets stage set and several big-moving threads ready to tug at prices across asset classes. From Tokyo to Texas, investors are weighing political leadership, policy trajectories, energy supply, and macro risk that could shape trading in…
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Market Outlook After Sanae Takaichi’s Victory: Yen Weakens, Stocks Rise
Overview: Takaichi’s victory and the initial market reaction Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has selected Sanae Takaichi as its new party president, a decision that has traders and investors weighing how a leadership shift might recalibrate policy. In the very short term, market chatter centers on a so-called “Takaichi trade” — a rally fed by…