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The Japanese yen continues to have a quiet week. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 149.68, down 0.01% on the day. The yen has shown recent strength against the US dollar and gained 2% last week. On Monday, the yen strengthened to 148.84 per dollar, its strongest level this year. The Ban

Asia wrap In a plot twist straight out of a financial thriller, Jack Ma is back in the spotlight—and this time, he’s not dodging regulators but sitting down with President Xi Jinping himself. Four years after Beijing’s brutal regulatory crackdown wiped out trillions in tech market value and forced M

Summary The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), in a widely expected move, delivered the initial rate cut of its monetary easing cycle at this week's monetary policy announcement, lowering its Cash Rate by 25 bps to 4.10%. That said, the RBA's initial rate cut appears to be a tentative first step, with

Markets Stocks flirted with all-time highs while the dollar took a hit as President Donald Trump opted to delay his much-hyped reciprocal tariffs—kicking the can down the road, likely until April. The market read it as a classic Trump move: an opening gambit to extract concessions, much like his pre

Asia Market Update: Listless trading continues, other than JPY weakness; Ueda spoke; JP seeks relief amid reciprocal tariff uncertainty; Focus on US Jan CPI tonight. General trend - JPY lost ground, including one Big Figure against USD. Japan 5-year yields nearly reached 1% for highest since Oct 200