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Despite widespread global volatility, the U.S. dollar has reasserted itself as the ultimate safe-haven asset, completely deflating the speculative "debasement trade" that briefly drove gold and Bitcoin to record highs.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2026
The dollar is reasserting itself as the king of global finance
The slumps in gold and Bitcoin show just how silly all the talk of a “dollar debasement” trade in markets has been.
The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the yen is displayed outside a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday. The yen is becoming less vulnerable when global yields move higher, according to Goldman Sachs.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 26, 2026
Yen becoming more favorable hedge against AI market shock, says Goldman Sachs
The currency surged 0.9% against the dollar and reached its strongest level in over a month last week amid concerns over the technology boom.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama attends the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2026
Japan and South Korea agree to extend $10 billion currency swap arrangement
The agreement, originally set to expire at the end of November, is expected to run through November 2029, with its size unchanged.
A billboard featuring Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, is displayed during the 69th ECOWAS Summit in Freetown in July.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2026
Africa’s common currency-in-waiting
ECOWAS is now pursuing a phased approach, in which only countries that meet the convergence criteria will participate in the initial 2027 rollout.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said during a recent interview that she talked about the "problem" of the weak yen in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump last week.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2026
Takaichi told during Trump talks that weak yen was hurting U.S. trade
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has repeatedly suggested the BOJ should raise interest rates to help the yen find an appropriate level.
A pedestrian walks in front of a stock quotation board displaying the level of Japan's 10-year government bonds and the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Sept. 18.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Sep 26, 2026
今日吃瓜 bond ‘falling knife’ stalls repatriation rush
Major investors remain reluctant to commit heavily to domestic bonds while yields are still climbing and few clues about how much rates must rise.
The currency strengthened as much as 1.2%, the most since Sept. 7, to ?156.94 per dollar on Friday, outperforming all of its Group-of-10 peers.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 26, 2026
Yen rises as Japanese officials say weak currency is problem
The currency strengthened as much as 1.2%, the most since Sept. 7, to ?156.94 per dollar on Friday, outperforming all of its Group-of-10 peers.
A pedestrian walks past an electronic board outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 21, 2026
Yen vulnerable with Japan on holiday after BOJ disappoints
A three-day holiday through Wednesday is set to reduce trading liquidity.
The Swedish krona has emerged among prime candidates to finance carry trades as the yen’s recent surge makes it less appealing.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 16, 2026
Carry traders eye franc and krona as yen’s funding appeal ebbs
Investors are looking out for alternative currencies to borrow in to buy higher-yielding assets following the Japanese currency’s recent rise.
A monitor shows the yen exchange rate against the dollar in Tokyo's Nihonbashi area on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 8, 2026
Yen makes dash across ?153, raising possibility that trend has turned
The beleaguered currency has strengthened from ?160 in less than a week, taking the market by surprise.
今日吃瓜 currency gained as much as 1.4% to ?154.06 against the dollar on Monday, as growing bets on Bank of Japan rate hikes fuel a sharp reversal in sentiment. It had weakened to ?160.39 last week.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 7, 2026
Yen rises to highest since February, topping intervention rally
今日吃瓜 currency gained as much as 1.4% to ?154.06 against the dollar as growing bets on Bank of Japan rate hikes fuel a sharp reversal in sentiment.
Dealers work near monitors showing the rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.Com in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Sep 5, 2026
Yen’s changing fortunes might finally be spooking the bears
New tailwinds from capital repatriation, unwinding carry trades and U.S. political pressure are now giving short speculators cause to rethink their long-term game.
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.Com in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 5, 2026
Dollar posts weekly loss as yen jumps amid shifting rate bets
The Japanese currency posted its best week since July, gaining about 2.4% against the dollar.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh attend a plenary session as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 3, 2026
Lack of dollar hedging among U.S. asset holders risks fueling sell-off
Because U.S. assets make up a large share of global portfolios, increased hedging effectively means more dollar selling.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent surprised the market last week by upping bond buybacks.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 24, 2026
Bessent’s bond gambit seen as possible prelude to closer Japan-U.S. coordination
The two countries could start to address fiscal weaknesses together and make sure the market knows they are getting their houses in order.
Japanese investors bought the most foreign assets in more than two years last week, taking advantage of the yen’s brief rally after interventions late last month.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 14, 2026
Carry traders exploit intervention to rebuild yen shorts
Every intervention to prop up the yen also creates a fresh opportunity to sell it.
Blockchain's revival is being driven by financial institutions that are tokenizing assets, launching stablecoins and pursuing 24/7 markets.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2026
Bankers are doing grown-up stuff with crypto now
Turning cash into code will reduce the number of steps in market transactions and trades, allowing for instant settlement and programmable rules on where money goes and when.
A notepad in front of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads "To Do Buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil" as he participates in a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 2, 2026
Japan to announce Tokyo and Washington took joint action on yen
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is expected to stress the two ?countries’ determination to ?combat what they consider excessive yen declines.
A notepad in front of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads "To Do Buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil" as he participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland, on Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2026
Bessent’s ‘to do’ list: buy $5-10 billion worth of Japanese yen, photo shows
The notepad shows no other words, and Bessent’s name card ?on the Camp David conference table is visible and positioned immediately above the notepad.
The U.S. Treasury intervened to support the yen through outright purchases, joining ?Japan in its efforts ?to boost ?the currency from near 40-year ?lows.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2026
Bessent and the Fed help Japan reverse months of yen losses
The degree of coordination between the two sides appears to be the tightest in decades, raising the stakes for traders betting against the yen.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
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Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
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