While the authorities have not confirmed whether they stepped in, the following explains Tokyo's intervention tactics and what the move could mean for Japan's monetary policy:WHY DID THEY STEP IN?The ...

LONDON (Reuters) -The pound hit its highest in a year on Wednesday, driven by investors who are scrambling for juicier returns as global interest rates start to fall, but strategists say it will take ...

Regional currencies had gained ground in recent sessions amid increased optimism that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates, which also kept the dollar languishing at a near four-month low. ...

TheUSDJPY pair, which gauges the number of yen needed to buy one dollar, fell 0.3% to 155.75 yen in morning trade on Thursday. This came after the pair slid 1.7% in the prior session, extending a shar ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The yen rose sharply on Wednesday in what traders suspected was likely the result of yet another intervention from Japanese authorities to prop up the battered currency from multi ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Wednesday he would have to respond if speculators cause excessive moves in the currency market and that there was no limit to how o ...

CPI rose 3.3% year-on-year in the three months to June 30, government data showed on Wednesday. The reading was softer than expectations of 3.5% and a rise of 4% in the prior quarter.Quarter-on-quarte ...

At 05:20 ET (09:20 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.1% higher to 103.952, after falling to the lowest levels since mid-July earlier ...