Appreciation of other major currencies such as yen and pound has put downward pressure on the greenback
Japanese currency rises as US Fed prepares to cut rates this week
Crypto promotion by the White House would chip away at the dollar’s reserve currency status
Istanbul index slides 8% as sweeping bid to rein in inflation ripples through markets
Closer ties with Russia bolster Beijing’s efforts to use its currency more in global trade
Bank of Japan’s moves to shore up yen indicate consensus on such actions needs to be updated
Currency strengthens after BoE governor Andrew Bailey warns it is ‘too early to declare victory over inflation’
‘The dollar’s depreciation will likely be non-linear’
Plus Chinese government bonds
Parliament told there will be no change to central bank’s basic stance on monetary easing
Data for August points to solid economic growth in summer after strong rebound in first six months of 2024
Greenback slides against euro and yen after market sell-off fades
Barf bags ready
Regional indices follow Wall Street higher with Japan’s benchmark Topix rising 3%
And why weakening the dollar is a bad idea
The yen carry trade is a symptom not a cause of investor anxiety
Resurgent Japanese currency forces speculators to shut down years’ worth of bets that could run into billions of dollars
It’s over. Maybe
Tokyo equities jump 9% following Monday’s global rout but US and European recoveries were more muted
Earnings uplift from weak currency might not last much longer
Bank of Japan’s interest rate increase catches Tokyo market by surprise
Tacit acknowledgment of this by the country’s central bank signals a shift to more honest thinking
Japanese central bank plans to halve monthly bond purchases as it tightens monetary policy
Foreign exchange reform will remove market distortions but some analysts fear it will stoke inflation
Traders braced for further volatility in currency ahead of knife-edge Bank of Japan meeting