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Yen slumps 1% against Singdollar, greenback after BOJ hikes rates

2026-09-18T08:38:29.000Z
The yen pared some losses to trade 0.5% lower at 156.75 per US dollar after BOJ governor Kazuo Ueda said the stage for policy setting has shifted. 

Yen extends declines after Bank of Japan hikes rates with two dissents

2026-09-18T08:24:00.000Z
An oil tank at a refinery in Saudi Arabia. Oil prices eased on Thursday, extending losses on reports of Saudi offering extra crude cargoes through Oman.

Greenback eases from peak as oil prices extend decline; BOJ in focus

2026-09-17T13:09:42.000Z
The yen weakened as much as 1% overnight to 156.42 per dollar in the wake of the Fed move.

BOJ faces higher bar to support yen after Fed’s hawkish hike

2026-09-17T09:27:11.000Z
Markets imply around a 76% chance the Bank of Japan will lift its cash rate by a quarter point, to 1.25 per cent, when it meets on Sep 18.

AI-linked Asian stocks slump on calls to slow development; Fed, BOJ hikes loom

2026-09-14T06:18:27.000Z
Analysts have questioned how US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s intervention would work without a meaningful shift towards much higher Japanese interest rates.

Is Scott Bessent winning the wrong battle in markets?

2026-09-13T07:21:19.000Z
The US dollar-yen rate reached 152.89 on Sep 8, the strongest level for the currency since Feb 17.

Speculators turn bullish on yen for first time since February on BOJ rate-hike bets

2026-09-13T07:03:50.000Z
Has the Middle East conflict fundamentally re-anchored energy prices at a structurally higher level for the remainder of the year?

What oil, yields, and AI capex boom are really telling us

2026-09-11T09:46:00.000Z
Markets are focusing on any hints from BOJ governor Kazuo Ueda’s post-meeting briefing on the pace of future rate hikes.

BOJ set to raise rates at Sep 17-18 meeting, but offer few clues on how high they could go

2026-09-11T03:44:46.000Z
The yen has strengthened across the board, including against the likes of the euro and the sterling, as well as against popular carry-trade targets.

Yen rallies as over-US$100 oil rattles greenback

2026-09-09T12:51:31.000Z