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Reuters - 3 days ago

Dollar falls vs. yen, global stock index up, with focus on rate cuts

GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar falls vs. yen, global stock index up, with focus on rate cuts Currency markets edgy after suspected yen interventions PPI comes in higher than expected but CPI still the focus Wall Street indexes rally >1%, MSCI ACWI hits record Updates prices after U.S. market close By Sinéad Carew and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - The dollar fell sharply against the yen for the second straight day, raising questions as to whether Japan was intervening, while a global

Reuters - 3 days ago

Yen hits four-week high, intervention questions circulate

FOREX-Yen hits four-week high, intervention questions circulate Updated at 1500 EDT By Karen Brettell and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - The yen hit an almost four-week high against the U.S. dollar on Friday, raising speculation that Japanese authorities may have intervened for a second day to prop up the currency. The rally in the Japanese currency JPY=EBS , which has been languishing at around 38-year lows, began on Thursday just after data showed U.S.

Reuters - 3 days ago

Yen hits four-week high, intervention questions circulate

FOREX-Yen hits four-week high, intervention questions circulate Updated at 1130 EDT By Karen Brettell and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) - The yen hit an almost four-week high against the U.S. dollar on Friday, raising speculation that Japanese authorities may have intervened for a second day to prop up the currency. The rally in the Japanese currency JPY=EBS , which has been languishing at around 38-year lows, began on Thursday just after data showed U.S.

Reuters - 4 days ago

INSTANT Yen briefly jumps, sparking suspicions of Japan intervention

INSTANT VIEW 2-Yen briefly jumps, sparking suspicions of Japan intervention Adds comments July 12 (Reuters) - The yen jumped briefly against the dollar on Friday, putting traders on alert for signs of fresh intervention by Japanese authorities, who likely stepped in the previous day to prop up a currency still close to its lowest in 38 years. The dollar fell as much as 1% to a one-month low of 157.30 yen JPY=EBS , but pared some of those losses to trade down 0.35% at 158.28 yen.

Reuters - 4 days ago

Yen jumps, traders wary of more Japan intervention

INSTANT VIEW-Yen jumps, traders wary of more Japan intervention July 12 (Reuters) - The yen jumped against the dollar on Friday , with traders on high alert for signs of fresh intervention by authorities, after a surge in the Japanese currency on Thursday that was likely the result of official buying. The dollar fell as much as 1% to a one-month low of 157.30 yen JPY=EBS , while the euro EURJPY=EBS was down 0.3% at 172.04 yen.

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