Japan News News Japan » Trade: Japan's central bank cools rate hike expectations, removing a key risk for bitcoin's rally
The BOJ's dovish shift keeps the yen carry trade alive, the same trade whose unwind crashed bitcoin 24% in two days in August 2024.
News Japan » Trade: Japan finance minister asks trade minister to avoid remarks on BOJ policy
TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday she and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had told the trade minister to avoid commenting on the Bank of Japan's ...
News Japan » Trade: Kiyosaki: Japan carry trade just cracked. Is a global bubble next?
Japan's once sleepy bond market is suddenly at the center of global risk, and the quiet mechanics of the yen carry trade have burst into public view. As yields rise and the cost of borrowing in yen ...
News Japan » Trade: China announces another new trade measure against Japan as tensions rise
BEIJING (AP) — China escalated its trade tensions with Japan on Wednesday by launching an investigation into imported dichlorosilane, a chemical gas used in making semiconductors, a day after it ...
News Japan » Trade: Trump’s ‘hot truck’ becomes symbol of Japan trade talks
TOKYO >> Long associated with American ruggedness, burly pickup trucks such as Ford’s top-selling F-150 have now become a symbol of international trade talks, showing how far countries such as Japan ...
News Japan » Trade: Japan records trade surplus as export growth balances out weak China demand
TOKYO — Japan recorded a trade surplus of 57.3 billion yen ($360 million) in February, according to government data released Wednesday, reversing from a deficit a month earlier. Exports grew at a ...
News Japan » Trade: Trump Says $550 Billion Japan Trade Deal Has 'Officially And Financially' Taken Effect With Major Energy Projects
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the trade deal with Japan, which includes a $550 billion commitment to invest in the U.S., has “officially, and financially” taken effect. Trump stated ...
News Japan » Trade: Japan records a 5th straight yearly trade deficit
FILE - A container port is seen from a helicopter in Tokyo, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) (Mark Schiefelbein, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press ...