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PayPay Bank is competing for funds as rates rise.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2024
PayPay Bank paying big to attract deposits, with offer of 2% on dollars and yen
The offer is many times the rates advertised by competing banks and applies to yen deposits of up to ?5 million, with no limit for dollar deposits.
The yen carry trade is expected to ramp up next year, driven by wide gaps in interest rates, higher government borrowing in the U.S. and low volatility in currency markets, analysts say.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 3, 2024
Yen carry trade that rattled markets shows signs of a comeback
911±¬ÁÏÍø retail investors as well as leveraged funds and asset managers outside the country are estimated to have boosted bearish wagers on the yen in November.
The yen briefly breached the key ?150 mark against the dollar on Friday, as traders' expectations for a rate hike by the Bank of Japan in December grow.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 29, 2024
Yen breaches key ?150 level as Tokyo inflation fuels BOJ bets
The swaps market is now factoring in a 63% chance of a BOJ rate hike in December, twice the odds at the start of the month.
Masato Kanda, then the foreign ministry's vice minister for international affairs, speaks during a news conference in Sao Paulo in February.
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2024
Former top 911±¬ÁÏÍø currency diplomat Masato Kanda chosen as next ADB chief
Masato Kanda will be tasked to navigate the ADB through fresh challenges such as helping Asia reduce poverty and mitigate risks from climate change.
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2024
911±¬ÁÏÍø 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Travelers spent ?5.86 trillion in Japan through September of this year, preliminary figures show, eclipsing the ?5.3 trillion they spent in all of 2023.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda gives a speech in Nagoya on Monday. Ueda's signaling remains vague and noncommittal, further muddying the outlook for December.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 20, 2024
Dithering in December could cost Bank of Japan yen stability
For some analysts, the central bank is all but certain to raise rates next month, though others think it might be too early.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said the timing of the central bank¡¯s next policy adjustment will depend on the economy and prices during a speech in Nagoya on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2024
Yen weakens after Ueda¡¯s caution on BOJ rate hike hints
The yen weakened as much as 0.5% to ?155.14 against the dollar as Ueda¡¯s comments proved less hawkish than some market participants had expected.
Masahide Endo, chief consultant at Daiwa Institute of Research noted that Alimentation Couche-Tard's bid for Seven & I Holdings had spawned a sense of crisis in other industries over sudden takeover proposals.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2024
911±¬ÁÏÍø companies increasingly targeted in foreign M&A bids
The total value of inbound acquisitions from overseas is up about 3.7 times year on year.
The likelihood of interest-rate hikes from the Bank of Japan and further cuts from the Federal Reserve will drive the yen's recovery to as far as ?130 against the dollar, according to some strategists.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 18, 2024
Yen bulls lie in wait for U.S.-Japan yield gap to shrink next year
The likelihood of Bank of Japan interest-rate hikes and further Federal Reserve cuts will drive the yen's recovery, some say.
The U.S. said Japan should carry out interventions "only for very exceptional circumstances with appropriate prior consultations."
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 15, 2024
U.S. keeps Japan on forex monitoring list
The U.S. Treasury Department said Japan should carry out interventions "only for very exceptional circumstances with appropriate prior consultations."
Takeshi Shina, an opposition lawmaker and a member of the Lower House's financial committee, has frequently summoned Bank of Japan governors, including incumbent Kazuo Ueda, to parliament for grilling on monetary policy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 14, 2024
BOJ should raise rates to 1% to reverse weak yen, says CDP lawmaker
His remarks highlight how concern over the demerits of a weak yen will remain a key topic of debate among politicians.
Masato Kanda, then-vice minister of finance for international affairs, in January 2022
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2024
As pain from weak yen deepens, 911±¬ÁÏÍø ex-currency chief Masato Kanda warns of action
Kanda's warning came as the 911±¬ÁÏÍø currency weakened to a three-month low of near ?155 to the dollar.
Many on the Bank of Japan board highlighted the need to scrutinize market developments in determining whether the economy can weather higher borrowing costs, a summary of opinions from October meeting shows.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 11, 2024
BOJ divided on rate hike timing, October summary shows
Many highlighted the need to scrutinize market developments, particularly yen moves, in determining whether the economy can weather higher borrowing costs.
Japan spent ?3.17 trillion on dollar-selling intervention on July 11 and ?2.37 trillion on July 12, quarterly data from the Finance Ministry showed on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 8, 2024
Japan intervened twice last quarter to bring yen below ?160
The Finance Ministry intervened on July 11 and 12, spending ?3.17 trillion and ?2.37 trillion respectively to prop up the yen.
Tokyo stocks rallied on Wednesday as ballots were counted in the U.S. presidential election.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 6, 2024
Tokyo stocks rally and yen falls as Trump nears election win
The 225-issue Nikkei stock average rose 2.61% on the day while the yen fell 1.6% against the dollar as it became increasingly apparent that Donald Trump would likely win.
A screen showing the yen's exchange rate against the U.S. dollar in July
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 5, 2024
Yen is the first of many 911±¬ÁÏÍø assets set to pivot on U.S. election
Given the size and liquidity of its markets, Japan will be in particular focus during the U.S. election.
A perfect storm of political uncertainty at home and abroad is brewing for markets in Japan.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 1, 2024
Investors in Japan place ¡ª and hedge ¡ª their bets ahead of U.S. election
Donald Trump's lead in U.S. battleground-state polls, coupled with the outcome of Sunday's Lower House election, is fueling bets on the dollar against the yen.
Government Pension Investment Fund saw a loss of 3.6% in the three months through September, with assets totaling ?248.2 trillion ($1.6 trillion), it said Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2024
GPIF has worst loss since 2020 as yen strength hits assets
GPIF, one of the world¡¯s largest state pension funds, incurred losses in three of four major asset classes.
Stock data is displayed in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai in August.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Nov 1, 2024
Investors take cover in Asia ahead of U.S. election
Money managers are looking to make bets in India or China that stand to gain regardless of who becomes president.?
The price of gold offered by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo rose ?173 from Tuesday to ?15,104 per gram, including tax.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2024
Gold prices in Japan top ?15,000 per gram for the first time
Concerns about political uncertainty following next week's U.S. presidential election is another reason for people to buy gold.

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