Yen (Currency) – Page 2

Bank of Japan Surprises Markets With Policy Tweak

The adjustment to bond buying policies was a rare move for the central bank, keen on helping the country battle rising inflation and a weak currency.

Japan’s Economy Shrinks, Weighed Down by a Weak Yen and Rising Inflation

The economy contracted 1.2 percent as consumers and businesses were hit with rising import prices.

Why Japan Stands Virtually Alone in Keeping Interest Rates Ultralow

The yen is plummeting and inflation is climbing, but Japan’s economic circumstances have led to a view that raising rates would do more harm than good.

Businesses Brace for Currency Chaos in Asia

A 1997 financial catastrophe casts a long shadow in countries that are seeing the value of their money plunge to record lows.

Japan Has Long Sought More Inflation and a Weak Yen. But Not Like This.

Rapidly rising food and energy costs, coupled with a plunging yen that has hit a 20-year low against the dollar, are weighing on a Japanese economy struggling to emerge from the pandemic.