Yen’s plunge raises specter of new Asia currency 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.
Yen Depreciation in asian news
Why Japan’s Kishida finally called it quits
TOKYO — As Fumio Kishida bows out of Japanese leadership, let’s first dispense with the spin about why.
China looking like a ‘buy’ as US, Japan markets sag
As global investors dump US and Japanese stocks, China’s beaten-down markets are suddenly looking more attractive.
Five Trump 2.0 nightmares for Japan
Japan, along with the rest of the world, is watching with growing unease the seemingly unending turbulence of the American presidential election campaign.
No limit to how low the yen will go
TOKYO – Who needs Las Vegas or Macau when betting on how low the yen can go is the best game anywhere?
Yuan internationalization drive hits a local speed bump
As Chinese leader Xi Jinping works to increase the yuan’s role in global trade and finance, he’s encountering an unexpected speed bump: mainland companies.
Signs of light at end of China’s economic tunnel?
The revival of Chinese manufacturing activity in March could signal light at the end of the economic tunnel for the globe’s biggest trading nation – and not a millisecond too soon for an Asia region desperate for growth engines.
Yen depreciation swayed by China central bank's yuan guidance
TOKYO/BOAO, China -- As the Japanese currency depreciated to its lowest point in 34 years against the dollar on Wednesday, one less conspicuous factor contributing to yen-selling pressure involves the People's Bank of China's daily central parity rates.