TOKYO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Japan has a free hand in dealing with excessive moves in the yen, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday, issuing the strongest warning to date on Tokyo’s ...

Startale Group and SBI Holdings have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a fully regulated, yen-denominated stablecoin for global settlement and institutional use, the companies said in a ...

The stubbornly weak yen and Japanese economic indicators are fuelling bets that the Bank of Japan is poised to resume raising interest rates. As the Bank of Japan's last meeting of the year draws near ...

With the Bank of Japan (BOJ) expected to hike rates next week, some observers are worried that the Japanese yen could surge, triggering an unwinding of "carry trades," crushing bitcoin. Their analysis ...

How borrowing cheap yen fuels high-yield global investments. Why leverage amplifies both profits and sudden losses. The key warning signs to watch as BoJ policy tightens. Borrow cheap yen, invest in ...

Japanese government bonds (JGBs) are experiencing record-high yields, particularly the 40-year bond, reflecting a multi-year trend of rising rates. The surge in JGB yields has weakened the Yen, ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -A stubbornly weak yen has Japan on the cusp of intervening in the currency market for the third time in roughly as many years, but analysts say it's likely to be ineffective and ...

SINGAPORE, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Investors laid a record wager on Japan's yen rising to take advantage of a long-overdue economic revival that coincided with expectations for a U.S. slowdown. Instead, ...

Japan’s top banks plan to launch a joint yen-based stablecoin using MUFG’s Progmat platform to modernize payments and corporate settlements. Three of Japan’s largest banks reportedly plan to jointly ...

The yen has tumbled to its weakest levels against the dollar since February, on diminished prospects for a Bank of Japan rate increase after the weekend heralded a more dovish government. Markets will ...

A once-popular currency trade betting against the yen looks set to make a comeback, as Sanae Takaichi’s near-certain elevation to Japan’s premiership raises the prospect of slower interest-rate hikes.