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  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Kuroda sticks to guns in last BoJ meeting after ‘bazooka’ decade

    Departing governor leaves measures to change ultra-loose policies to successor Kazuo Ueda

  • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Is the Bank of Japan really easing policy?

    (No)

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The Bank of Japan’s policy predicament

    Kuroda, or his successor, must solve challenges around yield curve control

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Bank of Japan defies market pressure and holds firm on yield curve control

    Yen tumbles 2% after decision to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Bank of Japan
    Yen traders brace for volatility as BoJ meets

    Outcome risky to predict for investors waiting for pivot in bank policy

  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    Bank of Japan
    Global bond markets take hit after BoJ’s shock policy move

    Change by Japan’s central bank to controversial yield curve control triggers sell-off in sovereign debt

  • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
    Bank of Japan
    Bank of Japan stuns markets with yield control policy change

    ‘Major surprise’ sends yen roaring higher and pushes Tokyo stocks lower

  • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
    ExplainerCharts that Matter
    Yen stages comeback against the dollar

    Japan’s currency plunged to multi-decade lows in early autumn but investors eye a turning point

  • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast8 min listen
    Twitter’s ‘collision course’ with EU

    Military briefing: how the battlefield will shift after Russia’s Kherson retreat

  • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
    Yen rebounds from 32-year lows on hopes for slower Fed rate rises

    Some analysts see ‘final phase’ in period of historic weakness in Japan’s currency

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    LexJapanese business & finance
    Japan cars: established stock patterns are changing Premium content

    Investors need a new strategy as operating earnings disappoint markets

  • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
    The Big Read
    How long can Japan’s central bank defy global market forces?

    Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is betting on a royal flush of macroeconomic outcomes to win the battle. But the costs, and the risks, are rising

  • Monday, 31 October, 2022
    Japan spent $43bn in October to defend the yen

    Government intervened after currency tumbled to 32-year low against the dollar

  • Tuesday, 25 October, 2022
    Markets InsightJesper Koll
    Why the yen will rally from its current pain point

    Currency weakness is spurring much-needed changes in Japan Inc that will trigger more domestic and global investment

  • Monday, 24 October, 2022
    Yen swings as traders speculate about third intervention

    Japanese authorities spent an estimated $30bn last week to prop up the currency

  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
    Lex
    Yen: weak currency is weakening the country’s future  Premium content

    By the time the central bank changes direction, the damage may already be done

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    Yen slips past ¥150 against the dollar to lowest level since 1990

    Depreciation of Japan’s currency has investors on alert for further government intervention

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    Bank of Japan
    Yen down

    At what point does the BoJ beg the Fed for mercy?

  • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
    KKR & Co LP
    KKR to push further into Japan as yen hovers at 32-year low

    Buyout group expects Tokyo business reforms to bolster company profits

  • Monday, 17 October, 2022
    Yen weakness sparks fresh questions about further BoJ support

    Japanese currency remains at lowest level against dollar since 1990

  • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
    Yen falls into intervention zone with new 24-year low

    Japan’s currency moves past ¥145.90 per dollar level that prompted action last month

  • Friday, 7 October, 2022
    Foreign exchange
    Japan’s forex reserves fall by record $54bn

    China’s foreign currency holdings also dropped in September as the strength of the dollar rose

  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
    Japan spent almost $20bn in effort to defend tumbling yen

    Currency has fallen back towards 24-year lows despite country’s intervention

  • Sunday, 25 September, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Japan’s yen intervention is ineffectual but inoffensive

    Buying the currency is tolerable if it keeps the government out of monetary policy

  • Friday, 23 September, 2022
    UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
    Treasuries’ big move Premium content

    Plus yen intervention might work?

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