Japanese Yen
featured
*Dollar on track to rise toward 100- yen mark. NEW YORK, April 5- The U.S. dollar weakened against most major currencies on Friday, dropping to a two-week low against the euro, as worse-than-expected jobs data raised concerns that the pace of recovery in the American labor market has slowed.
» Read More
More
-
Joseph Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University and 2001 Nobel Prize Winner says he's hopeful that Japanese stimulus will produce a bigger domestic effect than the U.S QE program.
-
Joseph Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University and 2001 Nobel Prize Winner, discusses why he thinks the Bank of Japan's stimulus program is likely to be more successful than the U.S. Federal Reserve's QE programs.
-
*Calls outpace puts in ETFs tracking Japan equities, yen. *Call buying active in Japan EWJ ETF Jan 2014 $13 strike. "Any ETF with the word' Japan' in it saw a large gap open this morning," said Steve Place, a founder of options analytics firm investingwithoptions in Mobile Alabama.
-
After gold plunged Thursday, pros disagreed on how to trade it but came to a consensus on what's pushing it lower.
-
With the divergence widening between U.S. economic prospects and the outlook for Britain, Japan, and the euro zone, experts see dollar strength ahead.
-
*BOJ pledges to pump $1.4 trillion into economy. NEW YORK, April 4- The dollar and euro made their largest percentage gains against the yen since late 2008 on Thursday after the Bank of Japan surprised the markets with an ambitious plan to fight deflation in a radical overhaul of policy.
-
The FMHR crew weighs in on how to play the market's pullback. And Paul Richards, UBS discusses the likely outcome from Japan's aggressive monetary policy and how to trade it.
-
CNBC's David Faber talks with Kyle Bass on Japan's aggressive monetary plan and the likely outcome from its attempt to devalue its currency.
-
*BOJ pledges to pump $1.4 trillion into economy. NEW YORK, April 4- The dollar and euro soared more than 3 percent against the yen in their biggest one-day moves since 2008 on Thursday after the Bank of Japan announced a level of monetary easing to fight deflation that was seen as a radical overhaul of policy.
-
Geoffrey Yu, FX strategist at UBS, tells CNBC that the Bank of Japan's new policy of strenuous easing could push dollar/yen past 100 if the US "gets with the program".
-
*Yen sinks 3.2 pct vs dollar on bold Bank of Japan easing. NEW YORK, April 4- The yen sank on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a bold plan to pump money into the economy, pushing the dollar higher, while U.S. stocks rose as investors were reassured that central banks were retaining policies that are supportive of equities.
-
NEW YORK, April 4- The euro dropped to its lowest in more than four months against the dollar on Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi highlighted the downside risks to the euro zone economy, suggesting the bank could further slash interest rates.
-
*Gold hits 10- month low as dollar strengthens. LONDON, April 4- The yen sank on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a bold plan to pump money into the economy, while Europe's main share indexes and the euro held steady after the European Central Bank left policy unchanged.
-
*Dollar/yen up more than 2.5 pct, could target 100 yen. LONDON, April 4- The yen fell sharply on Thursday after the Bank of Japan announced aggressive measures to ease monetary policy, including a plan to double its holdings of bonds and stocks in two years.
-
TOKYO, April 4- The Bank of Japan unleashed the world's most intense burst of monetary stimulus on Thursday, promising to inject about $1.4 trillion into the economy in less than two years, a radical gamble that sent the yen reeling and bond yields to record lows.
-
Joseph Trevisani, Worldwide Markets chief market strategist; and Joe Kinahan, TD Ameritrade, discuss Japan's new bond-buying policy and its impact on global currency markets.
-
James Butterfill, global equity strategist at Coutts, tells CNBC that the Bank of Japan's decision to "take all steps necessary" to kick-start the economy is their "whatever it takes moment."
-
LONDON, April 4- The yen sank across the board on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a set of bold easing measures, while weak euro zone business data piled pressure on the single currency before a European Central Bank meeting.
-
*Dollar/yen up more than 2.5 pct, could target 100 yen. LONDON, April 4-- The yen tumbled on Thursday after the Bank of Japan announced aggressive measures to ease monetary policy, including a plan to double its holdings of bonds and stocks in two years.
-
*German bonds flat ahead of debt auctions by Spain, France. LONDON, April 4- The dollar rose more than 2 percent against the yen after the Bank of Japan took surprisingly strong easing steps on Thursday, while Europe's share markets softened before a European Central Bank meeting later in the day.