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Japanese Finance Ministry Amps Up Threat of Yen Intervention Support
March 25, 2024
With the yen down 12.5% against the dollar so far this quarter and hovering not far from a its three-decade low, Japanese Vice Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda made a not-subtle threat of direct intervention purchases of the currency. The weakening of the yen is not in line with fundamentals and is clearly driven […] More
Investor Mood Lifted by Vaccine Hopes and U.S. Transition Go-Ahead
November 24, 2020
The U.S. dollar is grinding lower but slowly and in an orderly fashion. The currency dropped 0.8% and 0.7%, respectively, overnight against the New Zealand and Australian dollars overnight but by only 0.2% relative to the euro and loonie, and it held steady versus the yen and sterling. Favorable vaccine news has created a sense […] More
Broadly Softer Dollar amid More Hopeful Investor Mood
May 26, 2020
The evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic remains highly uncertain, but investors have chosen hope over fear at least for a day or so. Economies are being reopened at varying speeds, and there has been some encouraging news regarding vaccine development. Released economic data have confirmed improvement in many cases, meaning a slower implosion rather than […] More
Dollar Up and Stocks Down as Impeachment Inquiry Opens Against Trump
September 25, 2019
House Speaker Pelosi ended her previous resistance to calls for Trump’s impeachment, raising the political risks to both Democrats and Republicans. The United States and Great Britain, which led the free world’s fight against fascism in the 20th century, are now both enmeshed in constitutional crises. Equities fell overnight by 1.3% in South Korea and […] More
A Risk Averse Tuesday
June 25, 2019
Persistent concerns about U.S. relations with Iran and China are weighing on stocks and lifting the price of gold. Another worry is the greater perceived likelihood of a non-negotiated Brexit. Share prices in Asia fell 1.2% in Hong Kong, 0.9% in China, 0.7% in Taiwan and 0.4% in Japan. Stocks in Europe have declined so […] More
U.S. to Release Several Indicators Today
March 26, 2013
Misgivings persist over the Cyprus bailout, which continues to be handled clumsily. Banks in that country remain closed today and tomorrow. European finance ministers first suggested the deal might be a trendsetter for other banking systems in trouble but then reverted to calling Cyprus a special case. Attention now shifts to the United States. In […] More
