TOKYO, July 2 : Japanese officials are abandoning their habit of telegraphing intervention risks, instead signalling a more targeted campaign to squeeze speculators and raise the cost of betting against the battered yen, two sources familiar with the matter said.Departing from the calibrated jawboning that pr

TOKYO, June 30 : Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated on Tuesday that authorities stood ready to respond to currency moves, keeping the rhetoric unchanged despite…

Japan's Finance Minister signals readiness to intervene as the yen nears 162 per dollar after a record $73B intervention, raising crypto carry trade

The Japanese yen weakened past ¥162 per dollar for the first time since 1986, reigniting speculation about currency intervention after Japan spent $72.5B

TOKYO, June 30 : The yen's break through a long-defended 162-per-dollar level to its weakest in four decades has reinforced expectations Japan may tolerate more yen weakness, with…

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said authorities were ready to respond appropriately at any time, without giving stronger signals. The sharp decline has fuelled growing…

TOKYO, July 1 : Japan's top currency diplomat said the country's intervention in the currency market two months ago to support the yen had been effective, and that some U.S.…

TOKYO, July 2 : Japanese officials are abandoning their habit of telegraphing intervention risks, instead signalling a more targeted campaign to squeeze speculators and raise the…

Japan deployed $73.6 billion in forex interventions in one month, shifting strategy from defending yen levels to targeting speculators, with implications

Japan's finance ministry is shifting tactics, abandoning public warnings about currency intervention. Officials now aim to surprise speculators by intervening abruptly to support…

Departing from intervention warnings, authorities could step in abruptly to wipe out speculative yen positions, the sources said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at…

Market participants unwind dollar positions as warnings of possible Japan action grow

Afastando-se das declarações cautelosas que precederam ações anteriores, o Ministério das Finanças pode intervir abruptamente para eliminar posições especulativas no iene

"Japanese officials warning us we won't get a warning by delivering a warning."

Market participants unwind dollar positions as warnings of possible Japan action grow

TOKYO, July 3 : Japan issued a fresh warning to currency markets on Friday as Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tokyo was in regular contact with Washington on foreign…

Japan's Finance Minister Katayama warns of decisive forex intervention as yen hits 40-year lows. What the $72B prior intervention and US coordination mean

Carry trades and hedging deepen yen depreciation as intervention offers only brief respite