Daisuke Sakai
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Japan Faces Diminishing Returns From Intervention To Support Yen
Economists point out that it’s almost impossible for the meeting to satisfy everyone.
- Wednesday July 17, 2024
- Author: Yoshiaki Nohara, Toru Fujioka, Daisuke Sakai
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Oil Poses More Risks For Yen As Japan Depends On Imports
Crude oil futures jumped on Friday following reports that Israel launched a missile strike on Iran, extending their gain to more than 25% from a December low.
- Friday April 19, 2024
- Author: Masaki Kondo, Daisuke Sakai, Yumi Teso
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Yen Hits Two-Week High On Speculation BOJ To Hike Rates Earlier
Yen added as much as 0.4% to 150.81 per dollar, the strongest since March 21, as Ueda said in an interview.
- Friday April 5, 2024
- Author: Yumi Teso, Daisuke Sakai
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Yen Slump Is Exacerbated By Japanese Demand For Global Stocks
The yen is confounding expectations for a rally this year as Japanese appetite for global equities deepens a slump driven by higher US Treasury yields.
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- Author: Daisuke Sakai, Carter Johnson, Yumi Teso
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Yen Slump Is Exacerbated By Japanese Demand For Global Stocks
The yen is confounding expectations for a rally this year as Japanese appetite for global equities deepens a slump driven by higher US Treasury yields.
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- Author: Daisuke Sakai, Carter Johnson, Yumi Teso
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Yen Near 150 To Dollar Raises Odds Of Jawboning From Japan
While there’s no indication of imminent intervention by the government, the yen has weakened about 4.8% versus the greenback this year.
- Tuesday January 23, 2024
- Author: Daisuke Sakai
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Yen Near 150 To Dollar Raises Odds Of Jawboning From Japan
While there’s no indication of imminent intervention by the government, the yen has weakened about 4.8% versus the greenback this year.
- Tuesday January 23, 2024
- Author: Daisuke Sakai
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Big Currency Flop Of 2023 Is Top Pick For Year Ahead, Again
While projections for a 2023 yen rebound started going wrong as early as February, forecasters see key differences this time around.
- Monday December 18, 2023
- Author: Yumi Teso, Daisuke Sakai
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Yen’s Woes Against Global Peers Worsen Even After Dollar Slips
Bloomberg’s measure of the yen’s relative strength against its G-10 peers fell to the lowest since 2007.
- Wednesday November 15, 2023
- Author: Yumi Teso, Daisuke Sakai
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Strategists See Yen Gains As BOJ Gives Yields Room To Rise
The Bank of Japan’s decision to tweak its yield-curve control mechanism looks set to embolden yen bulls betting the central bank is moving toward normalizing policy.
- Friday July 28, 2023
- Author: Matthew Burgess, Daisuke Sakai, Tania Chen
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Strategists See Yen Gains As BOJ Gives Yields Room To Rise
The Bank of Japan’s decision to tweak its yield-curve control mechanism looks set to embolden yen bulls betting the central bank is moving toward normalizing policy.
- Friday July 28, 2023
- Author: Matthew Burgess, Daisuke Sakai, Tania Chen
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Ueda’s Dovish Stance Looks Unsustainable as Price Pressures Bite
A dovish stance from new Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda at his inaugural press conference is likely to be short lived, according to strategists.
- Tuesday April 11, 2023
- Author: Yumi Teso, Daisuke Sakai
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Yen Tumble Continues as Weakness Spreads Beyond the Dollar
The Japanese currency extended losses against the greenback, falling as much as 0.5% to 133.21 per dollar -- a fresh 20-year low.
- Friday June 10, 2022
- Author: Chikako Mogi, Daisuke Sakai
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Yen Tumble Continues as Weakness Spreads Beyond the Dollar
The Japanese currency extended losses against the greenback, falling as much as 0.5% to 133.21 per dollar -- a fresh 20-year low.
- Friday June 10, 2022
- Author: Chikako Mogi, Daisuke Sakai
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Treasuries’ Biggest Foreign Buyers to Return on Weakening Yen
Treasuries’ Biggest Foreign Buyers to Return on Weakening Yen
- Tuesday April 19, 2022
- Author: Chikako Mogi, Daisuke Sakai