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WASHINGTON — Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday (April 19) authorities would take appropriate action against excessive currency market moves, repeating his warning to investors against pushing down the yen too much.
Currency traders betting on a rebound in the yen would be wise to look past the officials currently in charge and listen instead to policy veterans who know better.
SEOUL -- Top Japanese and South Korean finance officials agreed Tuesday to cooperate on improving the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and North Korea, as well as on tackling illicit funding for weapons development.
Data from Japan's Ministry of Finance on Friday confirmed the country's first currency intervention since 2022, after the yen plunged to a 34-year-low in April.
TOKYO/TBILISI, Georgia -- Currency weakness against the dollar has raised concerns that Laos and other vulnerable Asia-Pacific nations are at risk of falling into a debt crisis.
TOKYO — The Japanese yen’s 12% plunge this year has traders wondering if the Group of Seven might have a currency crisis within their ranks.
WASHINGTON -- Top finance officials from the U.S., Japan and South Korea expressed shared concerns over the recent weakness in the yen and the won at their first trilateral meeting Wednesday, vowing to maintain close communication over volatility in the currency market.
The Bank of Korea will intervene to control currency volatility if needed, the central bank's chief told CNBC, describing the recent market fluctuations as a little "excessive."