But Alphaville can’t shake the feeling that many of the weird phenomena — such as US gas station managers seemingly commanding bigger salaries than many European doctors, or Jane Street interns making ...

Japan recorded an all-time high of more than 36 million foreign visitors in 2024, spending more than 8 trillion yen ($50.8 billion) for the first time, thanks to the tourism boom favored by its weak ...

Japan recorded an all-time high of more than 36 million foreign visitors in 2024, spending more than 8 trillion yen ($50.8 billion) for the first time, thanks to the tourism boom favored by its weak ...

The U.S. dollar steadied on Thursday despite the sharp fall in U.S. bond yields after Wednesday’s inflation data as market ...

Sterling dropped sharply against the yen and also weakened versus the dollar and the euro on Thursday as investors focused on ...

Since policymakers held rates in December, analysts have been speculating about when the BOJ will raise rates again, given ...

The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again at one of the two meetings this quarter to 0.50%, an overwhelming majority of economists surveyed by Reuters said, with most leaning toward a January ...

With only days remaining before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office amid his threats of tariffs, Japanese ...

Japanese retail investors enjoying the benefits of a tax-exempt investment scheme may be adding to the pain for the yen. That’s because they’ve been effectively shorting their own currency by selling ...

Despite weaker Asia-Pacific currencies, central banks in the region— including the Philippines'—are expected to continue with ...

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The Japanese yen gained ground on Wednesday as increasing speculation of an interest rate hike at the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) upcoming meeting influenced market sentiment. Meanwhile, relief over cooling ...