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Economic news(2024/11/24)
Currency futures trading: Yen selling continues as focus shifts to US and Japan monetary policy meetings
2024-11-24 12:32:00
The yen is continuing to weaken in foreign currency futures trading due to the expectation that the Bank of Japan will slow down its pace of interest rate hikes. With both Japan and the United States facing meetings to decide on monetary policy in mid-next month, it has been pointed out that the pressure for the yen to weaken may intensify depending on the market's outlook.
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December? January? Additional interest rate hikes - What is Governor Ueda's message? [Economics Column]
2024-11-24 01:10:00
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda gave two speeches this week, one after the other. With nearly four months since the last interest rate hike, market participants were on edge, expecting some kind of message from him about the timing of further rate hikes. Will the next rate hike be in December, or January? We analyze whether there were any hints in the Governor's remarks. (Economics reporter Sasaki Yusuke)
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