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USD/JPY languishes below 154.00 weighed by Yen intervention fears
The Yen has reversed previous losses and is the best-performing G8 currency on Monday. Growing speculation of a joint US-Japan intervention to address JPY weakness has sent the USD/JPY pair nearly 3.5% lower from Friday’s highs, hitting fresh 11-week lows in the mid-153.00s.
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Pound touches four-month high against weaker dollar
Pound touches four-month high against weak dollarSterling slides vs. yen as intervention risks mountBoE seen keeping rates unchanged next weekBy Samuel Indyk LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The British pound rose to a four-month high against a softening dollar on Monday, extending gains from last week...Reuters
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EMERGING MARKETS-EM stocks, FX gain as yen intervention fears hit dollar; Ukraine bonds gain
Ukraine bonds recover on prospects of more three-way talksFitch upgrades Turkey's outlook rating Democratic Republic of Congo plans Eurobond issuanceMSCI EM FX up 0.5%, stocks up 0.4%By Purvi Agarwal Jan 26 (Reuters) - Most emerging market stocks and currencies continued to edge higher on Mon...Reuters
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South Korea pension fund lowers foreign stock target to support won
NPS lowers end-2026 foreign stock target Won strengthens 2% after target adjustment NPS' overseas investment has been weighing on wonConsultation with FX authorities to ease market impactBy Jihoon Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL, Jan 26 (Reuters) - South Korea's state-run NPS pension fund has l...Reuters
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CEE MARKETS-Forint holding near six-week high before Hungary rate meeting this week
WARSAW/BUDAPEST, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The forint held tight on Monday near six-week highs hit last week with Hungary's central bank meeting this week and likely to continue a long stretch of policy stability, and other central European currencies sought direction.The forint EURHUF= was 0.1% weaker...Reuters
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BOJ money market data suggests Japan did not intervene in currency market on Friday
TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan money market data on Monday indicated that a spike in the yen rate against the dollar on Friday was not likely the product of official Japanese intervention.The central bank's projection for Tuesday's money market conditions indicated a 630 billion yen...Reuters
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AUD/USD holds early gains near 0.6920 amid weakness in US Dollar
The AUD/USD pair grips early gains and trades 0.35% higher to near 0.6935 during the European trading session on Monday. The Aussie pair demonstrates strength as the US Dollar (USD) is under extreme pressure at the start of the week.
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FOREX-Yen hits over two-month high, markets on alert for intervention
Yen rallies 1.4%, hits more than two-month highNY Fed rate check drove Friday surge in Japanese currencyInvestors await Federal Reserve meeting, possible chair announcementBy Samuel Indyk and Gregor Stuart Hunter LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The yen jumped to a more than two-month high on Monday as...Reuters
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EUR/JPY tests support at 182.00 with Yen intervention risks looming
The EUR/JPY depreciated for the second consecutive day on Monday, with the JPY boosted amid investor concerns about an imminent Yen intervention. The pair is trading at 182.25 at the time of writing, after hitting a five-week low of 181.91 earlier in the day.
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USD/CAD extends losses below 1.3700 as Oil prices rise on supply concerns
USD/CAD remains subdued for the sixth consecutive day, trading around 1.3690 during the European hours on Monday. The pair depreciates as the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) receives support amid higher Oil prices, given Canada’s status as the largest crude exporter to the United States (US).
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RPT-ANALYSIS-US rate check masks stiff hurdle to coordinated yen intervention
U.S. rate check signals Tokyo, Washington action possible but not imminentThreshold high for direct solo, joint intervention, analysts sayU.S. has own reasons to avoid joint actionJapan would need to sell US Treasuries to interveneBy Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The ...Reuters
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SNB adjusts remuneration of sight deposits, lowers threshold factor to 15
BERLIN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank SNBN.S is lowering the threshold factor for the remuneration of sight deposits of account holders subject to minimum reserve requirements from 16.5 to 15, effective as of March 1, the bank said in a statement on Monday.Reuters
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