Yen touches 38-year low, stocks slide
London (AFP) - The yen, weakened by the Japanese government's easy monetary policy, hit a 38-year low against the dollar ...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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Yen drops and Nikkei rises as BoJ delays tightening; markets mixed
Hong Kong (AFP) - The yen fell and Tokyo stocks rose on Friday after the Bank of Japan deferred a ...
Bank of Japan to scale down huge bond-buying programme
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan on Friday said it would trim its vast hoard of government bonds as ...
Bond-buying in focus as Bank of Japan decides policy
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan is expected to hold interest rates steady on Friday but reports have said ...
Markets mostly up after tough week as US inflation looms
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most markets rose Friday after falling for much of the week, with below-forecast US data injecting ...
ECB can start cuts before Fed, says Finnish bank governor
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank did not have to take its cues from the US Federal Reserve ...
Progress in US inflation fight ‘has likely resumed’: Fed official
Washington (AFP) - Progress in the US Federal Reserve's fight against inflation "likely resumed" last month, a senior bank official ...
Yen falls further as Bank of Japan stands pat on rates
Tokyo (AFP) - The Bank of Japan kept its ultra-low interest rates unchanged Friday and stopped short of signalling another ...
‘We are not Fed-dependent,’ ECB chief says on rate cuts
Washington (AFP) - European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde suggested Tuesday that the regulator could lower interest rates before a ...
ECB opens door to June rate cut after another pause
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank said Thursday slowing inflation could open the door to a loosening of ...
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