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☆ Dollar holds its ground as key inflation data looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. one hundred dollar bills are being shown in this picture illustration taken in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 15, 2023. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar slowly inched up after it fell more than 3% last week, its biggest weekly percentage drop since early December 2022. Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on Thursday reiterated a warning that Tokyo is ready to take action in the currency market. The dollar index rose to 0.05% to 105.55, while the Japanese yen was mostly flat at 155.59 per greenback. The BOE is likely to take another step towards its first interest rate cut in four years as inflation falls.

Persons: Masafumi Yamamoto, Masato Kanda, Susan Collins, Sterling, BOE, bitcoin Organizations: Federal Reserve, Bank of, Mizuho Securities, Traders, PPI, Fed Bank of Boston, European Central Bank Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, Japan, U.S, United States, Tokyo, —

☆ Lolita style, explained: Why the Japanese-born, Victorian-inspired street style enchants women around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Her youthful obsession realized in front of her, Ella was inspired to buy her first piece of Lolita fashion in 2015, from the popular Lolita e-tailer Angel Pretty. While Lolita style is named after Vladimir Nabokov’s eponymous teen in the controversial 1955 novel, the overlap ends there. Even 1950s-style American prom dresses, with their extravagant skirts and bodices, influence contemporary Lolita fashion, he said. The skirt's fullness, achieved through the use of a petticoat, is a key characteristic of Lolita fashion. Ella says her personal Lolita style is a blend of classic and sweet, with a healthy dose of prints and patterns.

Persons: Ella hadn’t, waltzed, ”, Ella, Lauren, Shelby Knowles, Pretty, ” —, She’s, it’s, Michelle Liu Carriger, Bianca, Kandace, Vladimir Nabokov’s, Masafumi, Monden, accessorized, Lolitas, Marie Antoinette, Brigitte Bardot, Jane Birkin, ” Monden, ” Liu Carriger, lacy Lolita, Kei, don’t, Liu Carriger, Nghi, Mary, Jane heels, substyles Organizations: CNN, American, UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, Television, University of Sydney, New, Asahi Shimbun, Pink House Locations: California’s Bay, Japan, America, San Francisco , California, US, Oakland , California, Australia, British, Otaru, Hokkaido, Tokyo, Lolitas, California

☆ Analysis: Yen comeback may be a longer waiting game
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Tom Westbrook | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

One result is an uneasy calm in spot and options markets for dollar/yen as traders give up waiting for the yen to bounce. Driven weaker by the widening gap between U.S. and Japanese interest rates, the yen has lost 13% on the dollar this year and at 150 is near the three-decade low of 151.94 that prompted government intervention a year ago. Market participants say what's changed is the expectation that Japan would be in the driver's seat for the yen this year. Yet together with the risk of intervention, it only seems to have stopped the yen from falling, rather than driving the sort of rally investors had been girding for at the outset of 2023. To be sure, Sachdev said interest in 'carry trades' - borrowing yen to sell for higher-interest paying currencies is waning, while investors have been keen for long exposure to yen assets.

Persons: Kim Kyung, Patrick Law, Masafumi Yamamoto, Yen, Shafali Sachdev, Sachdev, Tom Westbrook, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: National Printing Bureau, Bank of Japan, REUTERS, Rights, Federal, Pacific FX, Bank of America, Bank of International Settlements, Bank of, Mizuho Securities, U.S ., Swiss, Reuters, BNP, Wealth Management, Citi, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Rights SINGAPORE, Asia, Pacific, Hong Kong, U.S

☆ Frail yen grazes 150 again as anxiety mounts over Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Vidya Ranganathan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Banknotes of Japanese yen and U.S. dollar are seen in this illustration picture taken September 23, 2022. U.S. Treasuries were subdued as investors hunkered down for a European Central Bank meeting and U.S. GDP data later in the week. "Potentially there are two camps out fighting around 150, so that's why dollar-yen doesn't move from here," Yamamoto said. While there was some speculation the BOJ might once again tweak its yield-curve policy band at a scheduled policy review next week, the BOJ had also shown it will not let domestic yields rise sharply, he said. Yields dipped on Friday after the BOJ announced more loans to encourage financial institutions to buy JGBs.

Persons: Florence Lo, Jerome Powell, Masafumi Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Sean Callow, Shri Navaratnam, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, United, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Mizuho Securities, Westpac, Brent, ECB, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Rights SINGAPORE, Asia, Gaza, United States, U.S, Tokyo, East

☆ Yen loiters around 150 as Middle East anxiety heightens
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Japan's yen took the spotlight in Asia on Monday, circling near the 150-per-dollar level in a tug of war between investors betting on a further rise in dollar yields and those expecting Japanese authorities will intervene in markets. U.S. Treasuries were subdued as investors hunkered down for a European Central Bank meeting and U.S. GDP data later in the week. The dollar index added 0.02% to 106.19, with the euro down 0.07% at $1.0586. "Potentially there are two camps out fighting around 150, so that's why dollar-yen doesn't move from here," Yamamoto said. Brent crude futures were 0.6% lower at $91.55 a barrel, but are still up 10% over 10 days.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Masafumi Yamamoto, Yamamoto Organizations: Hamas, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Mizuho Securities, Brent, ECB, Reuters Locations: Asia, Israel, Gaza, United States, U.S, Tokyo

TOKYO, June 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar held firm against major currencies on Tuesday as tension simmered in Russia and traders looked ahead to U.S. data that may determine the timing of further interest rate hikes. The Russian rouble weakened 0.41% versus the dollar at 84.75 after hitting its weakest level since March 2022. Japan intervened to boost the yen last year when it weakened past the 145 per dollar level. U.S. data this week include new orders for durable goods, housing figures, and consumer surveys from The Conference Board and University of Michigan. If the U.S. economic data comes out on the strong side, then further pricing in for the two rate hikes will push up the dollar," Yamamoto said.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Shunichi Suzuki, Masafumi Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Christine Lagarde, Sterling, Rocky Swift, Christopher Cushing, Barbara Lewis Organizations: U.S, Japanese Finance, Conference Board, University of Michigan, Federal Reserve, Mizuho Securities, European Central Bank, ECB, Central Banking, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Russia, Russian, U.S, Sintra , Portugal, China, China's

☆ Dollar holds firm ahead of U.S. durable goods, housing data
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The U.S. dollar held its ground against major currencies on Tuesday as tension in Russia simmered and traders looked ahead to U.S. data that may determine the timing of interest rate hikes. U.S. data this week include new orders for durable goods, housing figures, and consumer surveys from The Conference Board and University of Michigan. "Two more rate hikes are not fully priced in the market. If the U.S. economic data comes out on the strong side, then further pricing in for the two rate hikes will push up the dollar," Yamamoto said. The Australian dollar fetched $0.66815, up 0.10%, while the New Zealand dollar slid 0.08% to $0.6159.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Masafumi Yamamoto, Yamamoto Organizations: U.S, Conference Board, University of Michigan, Federal Reserve, Mizuho Securities, European Central Bank, Central Banking, Australian, New Zealand Locations: Russia, U.S, Sintra , Portugal

☆ Yen sinks as rates outlook diverges; NZ dollar tumbles
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Kevin Buckland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The yen slipped 0.4% against the U.S. dollar to 132.70, extending its decline from Friday, when data showed the U.S. economy continued to add jobs at a brisk pace in March. The yield remained elevated at 3.3719% in Tokyo on Monday, when many markets in Asia as well as Europe will remain closed. Against the euro , the yen slumped over 0.5% to 144.635. Barring an upside surprise in U.S. consumer price data on Wednesday, the dollar has limited room to rise against the yen from current levels, they added. Meanwhile, the New Zealand dollar slumped about 0.7% to $0.62325, and the Aussie slipped 0.13% to $0.6665.

☆ Yen sinks as rates outlook diverges; NZ dollar slides
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Kevin Buckland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Meanwhile, the risk-sensitive New Zealand and Australian dollars weakened amid heightened U.S.-China tensions over Taiwan, with Beijing a key trading partner for the Antipodean nations. The yen slipped 0.3% against the U.S. dollar to 132.47, extending a similar-sized decline from Friday, when data showed the U.S. economy continued to add jobs at a brisk pace in March. The yield remained elevated at 3.3776% in Tokyo on Monday, when many markets in Asia as well as Europe will remain closed. Barring an upside surprise in U.S. consumer price data on Wednesday, the dollar has limited room to rise against the yen from current levels, they added. Meanwhile, the New Zealand dollar slumped 0.6% to $0.6238, and the Aussie slipped 0.21% to $0.6660.

☆ Yen sinks as rates outlook diverges; New Zealand dollar tumbles
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Yen, euro and U.S. dollar banknotes of various denominations. Meanwhile, the risk-sensitive New Zealand and Australian dollars weakened amid heightened U.S.-China tensions over Taiwan, with Beijing a key trading partner for the Antipodean nations. The yen slipped 0.4% against the U.S. dollar to 132.70, extending its decline from Friday, when data showed the U.S. economy continued to add jobs at a brisk pace in March. Barring an upside surprise in U.S. consumer price data on Wednesday, the dollar has limited room to rise against the yen from current levels, they added. Meanwhile, the New Zealand dollar slumped about 0.7% to $0.62325, and the Aussie slipped 0.13% to $0.6665.

It was a rare, candid glimpse of the Chinese leader and a reminder of Beijing's testy relations with the West. Besides Biden, Trudeau and Australia's Anthony Albanese, Xi also met the leaders of South Korea, Italy, Argentina, Holland and France for bilateral talks in Bali. Xi was ferried around Bali in his own Hongqi (Red Flag) limousine - Mao Zedong used an earlier model - China's version of the U.S. presidential "Beast" limo. Returning to in-person diplomacy also gives Xi a platform to push Chinese initiatives that further cement its stature as leader of the emerging world. "I think in the coming years you'll see China indeed making a serious effort to implement its major power diplomacy," he said.

☆ Dolarul american se depreciaza...
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-05 | by ( ) www.realitatea.md time to read: +2 min

Dolarul american a coborât joi la cel mai scăzut nivel din ultimii doi ani în raport cu yuanul chinez şi s-a depreciat şi în raport cu alte monede asiatice. Acest lucru se întâmplă pe măsură ce candidatul democrat la alegerile prezidenţiale americane, Joe Biden, şi-a majorat avantajul faţă de rivalul său, preşedintele Donald Trump, scrie Agerpres, citând Reuters. Foto: unsplash.comPotrivit celor mai recente informaţii, Joe Biden a ajuns la un total de 264 de voturi ale Colegiului electoral faţă de 214 de care beneficiază Trump. Cu toate acestea, pieţele financiare se pregătesc pentru mai multe zile, chiar săptămâni, de incertitudine în condiţiile în care Donald Trump a deschis mai multe demersuri legale cu privire la numărarea voturilor în alegerile din SUA. „Evoluţia yuan-ului şi a peso-ului arată că piaţa încearcă să ia în calcul o victorie a lui Biden”, spune Masafumi Yamamoto, analist la Mizuho Securities în Tokyo.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Reuters, Trump, Câştigătorul, Biden, yuan, Yamamoto Organizations: Banca, americane Locations: Agerpres, SUA, Securities, Tokyo, Banca Angliei

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