Prospect of lower US interest rates and a US-China trade deal buoys trade, while yen is choppy after the Bank of Japan hikes ...
Asian shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S.
The USD/JPY exchange rate drifted downwards after the relatively strong Japanese inflation data and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate decision. The pair retreated to 155.90, down from this year’s ...
The yen jumped to 155.03, up 1% at one point, extending gains recorded after the Bank of Japan's rate decision.
Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level.
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday to their highest levels since the 2008 global financial crisis, as a broad stocks rally worldwide calms policymakers' fears U.S.
The decision marks its first rate hike since July last year and comes days after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump ...
The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years and signalled more were in the pipeline despite fears of turmoil under US President Donald Trump.