Euro slips after Moody’s cuts France; yen awaits BOJ
SINGAPORE, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The euro fell on Tuesday after
Moody’s stripped France of its prized triple-A rating, while the
yen hovered near a seven-month low against the dollar ahead of a
Bank of Japan policy decision due later in the day.
The Moody’s downgrade of France chilled the euro, which had
rallied to its highest level in nearly two weeks the previous
day, helped by optimism that Greece will receive more funding.
Yen hits 7-mth low as likely next government calls for easing
SINGAPORE, Nov 19 (Reuters) – The yen hit a seven-month low
against the dollar on Monday, hurt by expectations that a new
Japanese government will push the Bank of Japan into taking
aggressive monetary stimulus measures to boost economic growth.
The dollar rose to as high as 81.59 yen on trading
platform EBS, its highest level since April 25. The dollar later
pared its gains and last traded at 81.25 yen, down 0.2 percent
from late U.S. trade on Friday.
Yen hits 7-month low on likely next government’s calls for easing
SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The yen hit a seven-month low against the dollar on Monday, hurt by expectations that a new Japanese government will push the Bank of Japan into taking aggressive monetary stimulus measures to boost economic growth.
The dollar rose to as high as 81.59 yen on trading platform EBS, its highest level since April 25, and last traded at 81.23 yen, down 0.2 percent from late U.S. trade on Friday.
Yen hits seven-month low on likely new Japanese government’s calls for easing
SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The yen hit a seven-month low against the dollar on Monday, hurt by expectations that a new Japanese government will push the Bank of Japan into taking aggressive monetary stimulus measures to boost economic growth.
The dollar rose to as high as 81.59 yen on trading platform EBS, its highest level since April 25, and last traded at 81.23 yen, down 0.2 percent from late U.S. trade on Friday.
Yen hits 7-mth low on likely next govt’s calls for easing
SINGAPORE/SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) – The yen hit a
seven-month low against the dollar on Monday, hurt by
expectations that a new Japanese government will push the Bank
of Japan into taking aggressive monetary stimulus measures to
boost economic growth.
The dollar rose to as high as 81.59 yen on trading
platform EBS, its highest level since April 25, and last traded
at 81.23 yen, down 0.2 percent from late U.S. trade on Friday.
Yen slides as possible next PM calls for forceful BOJ easing
SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Reuters) – The yen hit a 6-1/2 month low
against the dollar on Thursday after the head of Japan’s main
opposition party, the frontrunner in next month’s election,
called for aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan to
support growth.
Shinzo Abe, the head of the Liberal Democratic Party, said
he wants the BOJ to set interest rates at zero or below zero to
enhance lending.
Yen falls as Japan opposition leader calls for Bank of Japan easing
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen hit a 6-1/2 month low against the dollar on Thursday after the head of Japan’s main opposition party, who is the frontrunner in next month’s election, called for bold monetary easing by the Bank of Japan to support growth.
Shinzo Abe, the head of the Liberal Democratic Party, said he wants the BOJ to set interest rates at zero or below zero to enhance lending.
Yen falls as Japan opposition leader calls for BOJ easing
SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Reuters) – The yen hit a 6-1/2 month low
against the dollar on Thursday after the head of Japan’s main
opposition party, who is the frontrunner in next month’s
election, called for bold monetary easing by the Bank of Japan
to support growth.
Shinzo Abe, the head of the Liberal Democratic Party, said
he wants the BOJ to set interest rates at zero or below zero to
enhance lending.
Yen falls as Japan prime minister Noda hints at early election
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen fell broadly on Wednesday after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said he was open to dissolving the lower house of parliament later this week and to hold elections next month.
Noda told parliament he would be willing to dissolve parliament on November 16 and hold elections in December if the opposition agreed to pass reforms to the electoral system.
Yen falls as Japan PM Noda hints at early election
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen fell broadly on Wednesday after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said he was open to dissolving the lower house of parliament later this week and to hold elections next month.
Noda told parliament he would be willing to dissolve parliament on November 16 and hold elections in December if the opposition agreed to pass reforms to the electoral system.
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