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Business
Japan raises interest rate to 31-year high of 1.25% to curb inflation
The central bank's seventh hike in three years pushes borrowing costs to a 31-year high, but two dissenting board members raise doubts about further tightening.
2d ago
Finance
Yen surges to three-month high after rare US-Japan currency intervention
The US and Japan confirmed a rare coordinated yen-buying operation, driving the dollar down sharply from near-164 yen and lifting the Japanese currency to its strongest level in three months.
Aug 3
Finance
Asia stocks surge, yen weakens after suspected joint intervention by Japan and Korea
South Korea's KOSPI leapt as much as 17% in a record comeback, while the yen weakened 0.6% to 160.51 per dollar, reversing some of Thursday's intervention-driven gains ahead of the BOJ governor's press conference.
Jul 31