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Yen slightly softer against dollar, Fed rate cut remains uncertain

The respite follows a tumultuous week that began with a massive selloff across currencies and stock markets

More regulation needed to curb retail speculation in F&O: Amisha Vora

Sebi's proposed changes will significantly impact discount brokers, whose business relies heavily on retail F&O trades, Vora said in this interview

Yen slides against dollar after US jobless claims fall more than expected

The yen's slide follows a sharp drop the day before in a volatile week in which investors have had to digest the unwinding of popular carry trades and how Japanese monetary policy might evolve

Tech leads Asia stock selloff; yen, dollar gains in volatile week for mkts

Elsewhere, Taiwan's tech-heavy stock benchmark sagged 2% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 1%

Honda posts 23% Q1 profit jump, aided by sales of hybrid vehicle

The company maintained its full-year operating profit forecast of 1.42 trillion yen, while slashing its sales outlook for China by 220,000 vehicles for that period

Yen slides after BOJ official says no rate hikes if markets are volatile

The yen touched a seven-month high of 141.675 per dollar on Monday, well above the 38-year lows of 161.96 it was languishing in just at the start of July

Nikkei zooms 11%; why are the Asian markets rallying on Tuesday?

A technical pullback coupled with speculation of an aggressive rate cut by the US Fed has propelled Asian shares on Tuesday morning, says Kranthi Bathini of WealthMills Securities.

Here's why everyone is talking about Japanese Yen and Carry Trade

Japanese Yen, a favourite for carry trade, has appreciated by 10 per cent in the last three weeks; thus, prompting fears of large scale unwinding and its ripple effects on global markets

Yen rises to 7-month high as weak US labour data fuels recession fears

The US economy is showing signs of slowdown but it's not as bad as the market is pricing in

Asian shares extend global rally, Nikkei stands out amid yen surge

Japan's Nikkei, tumbled 3 per cent as the strengthening yen clouded the outlook for the country's exporters

BOJ raises key interest rate, aims to curb yen's slide against dollar

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate Wednesday to about .25% from zero to about 0.1%, acting to curb the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar. The move was widely expected, and the yen gained sharply against the dollar ahead of Wednesday's decision, trading at 152.75. But the dollar rebounded slightly after the decision, to 153.17 yen. Share prices in Tokyo slipped 0.2% after the decision, to 38,463.18 after the decision. The central bank has kept interest rates near or below zero for years, seeking to spur inflation in hopes that would sustain stronger growth for one of the world's largest economies. That strategy has proven controversial. It did help to end a prolonged bout of deflation, or falling prices. But since wages failed to keep pace with price increases, consumers have tended to spend less rather than more. Still, the bank said conditions warranted a change. A weak yen has pushed prices in Japan higher since it makes imported gas, oil and other necessities more

Yen eases after demands sap, Nikkei jumps amid central bank meetings loom

Speculation has grown that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates on Wednesday at the same time as significantly reducing its monthly bond purchases

Asian stocks remain on back foot as wild week winds down, Yen steady

Regional stocks took their cues from Wall Street, where the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped further after Wednesday's frenetic selling

Yen rises over 0.5% as carry trades unwind, risk sentiment takes a hit

The yen rose more than 0.5 per cent to an intraday high of 152.835 per dollar, its strongest in 2-1/2-months

Japan attracts record 3.14 mn visitors in June as weak yen draws tourists

The number of foreign visitors for business and leisure was 3.14 million last month, exceeding the previous monthly record of 3.08 million set in March

Yen choppy amid intervention concerns, Asian shares eye weekly gain

Moves in the yen against the dollar and other major currencies stole the spotlight on Friday

What explains Japanese government's non intervention to support yen?

Massive interest rate differentials between the U.S. and Japan have been weighing the yen down, putting monetary policy at the centre of the currency's woes

Asian stocks rise on expectations of rate cuts, yen stays near 38-year lows

The US is back on a disinflationary path, Powell said on Tuesday, although he cautioned that policymakers need more data

As US inflation cools, Asian stocks head for 5th straight month of gains

Asian markets were little fazed by the first US presidential debate between Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump ahead of the November election

Asia stocks down, yen slump, keeping markets on intervention alert

Shares in bellwether chipmaker Micron Technology slid 8 per cent in US after-hours trade as it met rather than topped lofty revenue expectations. Japan's Nikkei fell 1 per cent.