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Banking & Finance

Singaporeans can now buy record amount of yen per Singdollar

[SINGAPORE] The Japanese yen slid to a fresh low against the Singapore dollar, giving Singaporeans the most yen per Singdollar in over a decade, with analysts expecting the currency pair to remain nea...

The IMF maintains its view that Japan’s inflation will converge to the central bank’s 2 per cent target by the end of 2027, said its mission chief for Japan Rahul Anand.
International

IMF says Bank of Japan can see through inflationary shock from Iran war

[WASHINGTON] The Bank of Japan can see through inflationary pressures from the war in the Middle East as any second-round effects on broader prices will be limited, Rahul Anand, the International Mone...

The yen bore the brunt and slid past the psychologically important 160-per-dollar level to its weakest since July 2024, when Japan last intervened to prop up the currency.
Banking & Finance

Japan steps up yen intervention threats, signals rate-hike chance

Its top currency diplomat said authorities may need to take “decisive” steps if speculative moves persist

Contained but persistent inflation continues to sustain the interest-rate differential between the United States and Japan, a structural factor underpinning USD/JPY.
Companies & Markets

USD/JPY eyes historic 162 price level as dollar bulls charge against yen

With three decisive breakouts in the past two weeks, the narrative around USD/JPY has shifted back in strong favour of the bulls. Having cleared a prolonged period of consolidation, attention is now t...

The yen weakened to a low of 124.78 yen per Singdollar on Mar 11, before recovering slightly to about 124.60 on Mar 12.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Yen hits new low against Singapore dollar as Middle East crisis jolts oil prices

The Japanese currency has weakened another 2.11% so far in 2026

The euro fell 0.1 per cent against the greenback to US$1.1549 in early Asian trading, nearing its lowest level since November.
Banking & Finance

US dollar hovers near 2026 highs as oil’s rise spurs hawkish central bank bets

Oil prices are expected to remain volatile

The yen fell further against the US dollar overnight and was trading around 157.30 yen early on Tuesday.
Banking & Finance

Japan extremely vigilant about financial markets, finance minister says

[TOKYO] Japanese authorities are closely monitoring financial markets with heightened vigilance as Middle East tensions fuel volatility, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday, adding that ...

The euro fell 0.6 per cent on the Swiss franc to 0.90391, its lowest since 2015.
Banking & Finance

Safe-haven yen and Swiss franc gain as weekend Iran strikes unnerve markets

Trading was thin late on Sunday European time, but deals in major currency pairs can set the tone

The rebound in FX trading follows reports on Jan 23 that US authorities had conducted so-called “rate checks” in the US dollar-yen market.
Companies & Markets

Asian banks’ FX desks brace for volatility as yen intervention risks return

Pickup comes despite a high base a year earlier when investors positioned for the return of Trump to the White House

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average displayed outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Feb 9, 2026.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Japan stocks surge to record, bonds slide with yen on Takaichi’s landslide election win

The Nikkei 225 share average surpassed 56,000 for the first time

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