Japanese Yen

Japan's April exports disappoint even as 'Abenomics' weakens the yen

22 May 2013

Japan's exports rose less than expected in April from a year earlier due to weak demand from Europe and China, highlighting the challenges confronting the world's third-biggest economy as...

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Hong Kong's Yata set to open three stores as weaker yen boosts sales

21 May 2013

Department store chain Yata, the Japan-themed retail unit of Sun Hung Kai Properties, is expanding as sales rise on the back of the weaker yen that is making goods cheaper. Yata's total retail...

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Why plunging yen is bad news for Japan Inc's health

17 May 2013

The smile on Kazuo Hirai's face shows why the yen's drop below 100 to the US dollar is as much a curse for Japan as a blessing. Sony's 43 billion yen (HK$3.26 billion) profit for the fiscal year...

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Yen slide continues as G7 signals tolerance

14 May 2013

Japanese stocks rose as the yen weakened past 102 against the US dollar, after the Group of Seven signalled tolerance for the currency's drop.

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Weak yen to help Toyota beat forecast

10 May 2013

There's conservative and then there's Toyota Motor.

The world's largest carmaker forecast on Wednesday profit and revenue that missed analysts' estimates, based on outdated projections for...

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South Korea central bank chief carefully watching yen

24 Apr 2013

South Korea’s central bank chief said on Wednesday that authorities were keeping a close eye on the effects from the yen’s slide, saying the weakness would likely persist for a long time.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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Dollar dips against yen in Asia

The dollar dipped against the yen in Asian trade on Thursday ahead of a two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 20 nations.

The greenback fell to 98.08...

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Monetary easing the wrong cure for Japan's deflation

The Bank of Japan shocked the market with its aggressive bond-buying programme aimed at achieving 2 per cent inflation in two years.

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Yen hits 47-month low vs dollar, focus on 100 threshold

The yen pushed deeper into multi-year lows versus the dollar and euro on Tuesday as the market saw every reason to sell the currency with the Japanese central bank on a warpath to battle deflation...

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LEADER

Shinzo Abe's monetary stimulus risks inflaming regional tensions

Reaction to the Japanese central bank's stunning monetary stimulus - doubling the size of money in circulation in two years - ranges from "brave" to "irresponsible". It is a bold attempt to jolt...

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LEADER

Danger signs for the global economy

While people fret about a potential shooting war between three of the world's largest economies in the East China Sea, the real danger may be a currency war in which all three countries will be...

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JAPAN

Japan trade deficit widens on weaker yen

Japan's trade deficit swelled to a record 1.63 trillion yen (HK$135 billion) on energy imports and a weaker yen, highlighting one cost of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies that are driving down...

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