The Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Friday stuck to its monetary easing policy even as other central banks raise interest rates to tame inflation, but said it would "pay due attention" to forex markets after the yen hit a 24-year low.

Bank of Japan keeps monetary easing despite global rate hikes

The yen plunged to its lowest level against the dollar since 1998 on Monday as sky-high US inflation fuels a widening monetary policy gap between Japan and the world's largest economy.

Yen slides to 24-year low against dollar

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday as investors watched for fresh signs of inflation and crude oil prices hovered above USD 122 a barrel, adding to price pressures.

Asian shares fall as oil lingers above USD 120, yen sinks

The dollar index gained on Wednesday, reversing earlier declines as US equities fell and boosted the appeal of the safe haven, while the euro strengthened ahead of a European Central Bank policy announcement.

Dollar gains as US stocks fall, ECB decision on tap

The Japanese yen hit a 20-year low against the dollar on Tuesday, supported by high US Treasury yields and likely comparatively good US economic data this week.

Japanese Yen falls to fresh 20-year-low

Japanese Yen has remained under pressure and Australian dollar was bruised by latest lockdowns in china following new covid-19 outbreaks.

Australian dollar bruised by lockdown, US fed reserve set to raise rates

Stressing on the need for currency stability, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said that he was watching market moves "carefully." This comes at a time when the Japanese currency Yen has been drastically declining against the dollar.

Japan highlights need for currency stability as value of yen decreases

A gauge of Asian shares was toppled from an 18-month top on Monday as heightened Middle East tensions sent investors scurrying for the safety of gold, which hit a near seven-year high while oil jumped to four-month peaks.

Gold, oil prices soar amid US-Iran tensions

Investors rushed into safe-haven assets on Friday after US airstrikes in Iraq killed a senior Iranian military official, sending the Japanese yen to a three-month high, while the US dollar index was knocked by the weakest domestic factory activity in a decade.

Safe-haven yen lifted, US dollar hits in Grim data after Qassem Soleimani strike

Most Asian currencies firmed on Thursday, as a volatile dollar weakened broadly on mixed signals over the state of trade talks between Washington and Beijing. Dampened sentiment following suggestions that the Chinese delegation might cut the ministerial-level talks short and leave Washington on Thursday were offset by a Bloomberg report that the United States is weighing a currency pact with China as part of a partial deal.

Most Asian currencies rise as dollar slips; trade signals mixed

The safe-haven dollar and yen fell on Wednesday as risk sentiment improved after global political worries eased with what markets perceived as positive news in Hong Kong, Italy and Britain.

Dollar, yen fall as global tensions ease

Yen and bond bulls charged on Monday while stocks struggled again, amid ongoing worries that a prolonged US-China trade war and damaging Brexit could tip-top economies into recession.

Yen and bond bulls charge on as share markets falter

Japan's overseas development agency said Monday that it has agreed to lend funds for a new $1.5-billion light rail system for Sri Lanka's congested capital Colombo.

Japan to fund Sri Lankan light rail system

The threat of a global trade war sent stock markets sliding and investors rushing for the safety of currencies like the yen and government bonds on Friday, after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese goods

Global stocks slide, yen jumps, as trade war fears grip markets

The Japanese yen hit an eight-week high against the US?dollar, while spot gold also reached a two-month high

As North Korea rattle drags down stocks, value of gold and yen rise

The company shocked investors Tuesday when it failed to report its results for April-December as scheduled

Toshiba shares plunge again as it warns of $6.2 bn writedown

The firm's shares plunged 9.45% after it surprised markets by saying its nine-month earnings report had 'not yet become available'

Toshiba stocks nosedive after it delays release of financial results

Asian stocks and US stock futures edged 0.5 per cent higher in volatile trade, while the Dollar slipped on the Yen and Euro

Dollar spooked in Asia as US polls too close to call

Investors started buying the Yen, seen as a safe investment in times of uncertainty, after North Korea's 5th nuclear test today

Yen up, won hit as North Korea atomic test jolts markets

While the Yen rose the Dollar weakened against other Asia-Pacific currencies

Bank of Japan chief leaves market confused over policy plans

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held an emergency meeting with top officials Monday morning to review Brexit and the market fallout

Pound weak on post-Brexit fallout

Traders said central banks of India and Korea sold dollars to curb fall of their currencies

Asian central banks, policymakers wade in to calm markets after Brexit vote

Sterling rose to its highest against Dollar in 2016 and Yen slipped on diminishing fears of a market turmoil that would follow if Britain were to pull out of EU

Asia stocks, Sterling rise as Brexit anxiety abates

World stocks are in their longest bull run in history that began on 9 March, 2009

Tracing global market thread that could be unraveled by Brexit

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