SpaceX Starship Pivot Spurs Opportunity for Japanese Launch Providers Amid Weak Yen SpaceX Starship’s pivot to space-based data centers and telecommunications has opened a window for Japanese launch providers to …
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Prudential Life Insurance Suspends New Sales Amid 31 Billion Yen Fraud
by Sui Yuitoby Sui YuitoPrudential Life Insurance halts new sales as fraud fallout leaves staff idle and training strained Prudential Life Insurance halts new sales after fraud revelations, leaving life planners idle and compliance …
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Japan trading houses lift forecasts on commodity surge and weak yen
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiJapanese trading houses turn upbeat as commodity rally and weak yen cushion Iran war impact Japanese trading houses see improved fiscal prospects as commodity prices climb and the weak yen …
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Toyota raises FY2027 profit forecast to ¥3.25 trillion as yen weakens
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiToyota raises net profit forecast to Â¥3.25 trillion as weak yen boosts results Toyota raises net profit forecast to Â¥3.25 trillion for fiscal 2027, aided by yen depreciation that adds …
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Bank of Japan spends $31.8bn in coordinated U.S. intervention to buy yen
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiYen intervention: Japan spent about $31.8 billion buying yen in joint action with U.S. on July 31 Japan’s yen intervention on July 31 involved roughly $31.8 billion to buy yen, …
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Yen rallies after US and Japan coordinated intervention, finance minister warns
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiYen Strengthens to Lower Â¥155 After Japan and U.S. Coordinate Currency Purchase Yen jumps to the lower Â¥155 after Japan and the U.S. coordinated a July 31 currency purchase; Finance …
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Yen Intervention Confirmed After Trump Says Tokyo Sought US Help
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiJapan and U.S. Execute Coordinated Yen Intervention, Tokyo Confirms Japan and the U.S. conducted a coordinated yen intervention to prop up the currency, Tokyo’s finance ministry confirmed, marking the first …
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Yen weakens near historic lows as Japan and U.S. launch coordinated interventions
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiYen intervention: Japan and U.S. launch coordinated action as currency surges Japan and U.S. authorities have carried out a coordinated yen intervention after the currency surged, signaling joint action to …
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U.S. Treasury tells market participants to prepare for possible yen intervention
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiJapan readies banks as U.S. Treasury signals possible follow-up to yen intervention U.S. Treasury warned markets after Tokyo’s yen intervention on July 30, 2026; banks were instructed to prepare for …
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Japanese yen retreats toward 160 after intervention-fuelled overnight rally to 157
by Sato Asahiby Sato AsahiYen intervention sparks overnight rally to 157 then slips back into 160s as dollar demand returns Yen intervention triggered an overnight rally to the 157 level, but the yen slid …