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Forex

Trump's speech boosts yen as market awaits clarity

Protectionist tone raises uncertainty over economic outlook

24 January 2017
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The Trump effect

Trump currency confusion gives Tokyo headache

US policy on dollar unclear, but could expose Japan to criticism

21 January 2017
Financial markets continue to react sharply to comments by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.
Economy

Trump's dollar remark shakes monetary authorities

Concerns of chaos rise as incoming president may ignore international protocol

19 January 2017
President-elect Donald Trump
Currencies

Dollar drops on Trump's warning of overvalued currency

Hopes for president-elect's policies 'have waned,' says analyst

18 January 2017
British Prime Minister Theresa May
Currencies

Sell before May or stay away

Unstable pound continues ahead of PM's 'hard Brexit' speech

17 January 2017
A pound coin and a $1 bill: The British currency on Monday touched its lowest level since October.
Stocks

Pound's plunge stokes fear of 'flash crashes' driven by computers

'Hard Brexit' speculation sets off hair-trigger reaction

16 January 2017
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Economy

Calming the yuan

Time for Beijing to give up targeting exchange rate levels

13 January 2017
An attendant holds a bitcoin sign during the opening of Hong Kong's first bitcoin retail store in February 2014. Bitcoin lost roughly half its value after hitting a record high in yuan terms in the space of one week.
Economy

Another bitcoin bubble may have burst in China

Virtual currency crashes under greater scrutiny by central bank

13 January 2017
Tomomitsu Oba, former vice finance minister for international affairs
Forex

How Japan's ex-vice finance minister views US-Japan relations, forex rate

Yen's short-term movements must be based on interest-rate differential, says Tomomitsu Oba

8 January 2017
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Forex

Yuan fix sees sharpest one-day rise since 2005

Authorities move to stabilize currency

7 January 2017
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Economy

Bitcoin value plunges amid panic selling at yuan's rise

Stricter controls drive up Chinese currency, prompting investors to dump speculative holdings

6 January 2017
The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, seeks to prop up the yuan through various means.
Currencies

Yuan spikes as China scrambles to stem capital exodus

Overnight borrowing costs top 100% in Hong Kong offshore market

6 January 2017
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Currencies

Euro seen falling to parity with dollar

Political uncertainty cramps the common currency

5 January 2017
A staff hands a stack of Myanmar Kyat to another at a bank in Yangon.
Economy

Myanmar eyes junta's old tricks to fight weaker currency

Import restrictions considered to stem foreign reserve depletion

3 January 2017
A stronger dollar may roil Asian currency markets in 2017.
Forex

Asian nations eye stronger defense against currency turmoil

Bigger dollar swap pact on the table for discussion in 2017

3 January 2017
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Forex

Ruble, rand end year on strong note

Petroleum rebound gave resource producers' currencies a big boost

31 December 2016
The yen has weakened and Japanese stocks have risen since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election.
Politics

Bilateral 'debt-equity swap' set to weaken yen, lift Japan stocks

Coordinated market trend seen as US buys Tokyo stocks, Japan purchases Treasurys

13 December 2016
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen
Economy

Markets see more rate hikes in the cards under Trump

New administration expected to end low-interest, low-inflation environment

3 December 2016
Malaysian ringgit bank notes of different denominations
Economy

Malaysia introduces measures to shore up ringgit liquidity

Exporters required to convert 75% of foreign proceeds into home currency

3 December 2016