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A woman walks past an electronic board?displaying the exchange rate for the Japanese yen against the US dollar in Tokyo on June 27, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Yen weakens further to put focus on Tokyo, Asian equities rise

The yen extended losses to a fresh 38-year low Friday, putting investors on guard for a possible intervention by Japanese authorities ahead of the release of key US inflation data later in
5 days ago
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Pedestrians walk past an electronic board displaying the numbers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange share price in Tokyo on June 17, 2024. - Tokyo stocks opened lower on June 17 as a higher yen and falls in two of the three main US indexes weighed on the market. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Tokyo stocks open lower

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday as a higher yen and falls in two of the three main US indexes weighed on the market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 1.07
2 weeks ago