Paul Volcker was eventually appointed chair of the Fed in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, and he pushed the Fed's short-term rate to the stunningly high level of nearly 20%. (It is currently 4.3%).

"If Switch 2 pricing in Japanese Yen was aligned with the U.S. Dollar price, it would dramatically weaken Nintendo's position in Japan, representing a doubling in the list price over the classic ...

Berkshire pushed ahead with the yen deal even as market volatility prompted several Japanese companies, including Suntory Holdings and Nissin Foods Holdings to cancel sales. Buffett has been tapping ...

It is the smallest yen-denominated bond sale by Buffett's conglomerate. Tenors ranged from 3 years to 30 years. Japanese companies including Asahi and Suntory have shelved the sale of yen ...

Speculation about an intensifying US-China trade war revived demand for safe-haven assets, including the Japanese Yen. On April 8, CN Wire reported that Beijing was planning countermeasures in ...

TOKYO, April 11 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), opens new tab has priced a 6-tranche yen denominated bond totalling 90 billion yen ($626.70 million), according to a term ...

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The Swiss franc and the Japanese yen both saw sharp appreciation against the dollar on Thursday. The Swissie, as traders call it, was up more than 3% at $1.20 in recent trade. Meanwhile ...

The Japanese Yen attracts fresh buyers as stronger PPI reaffirms BoJ rate hike bets. Hopes for a US-Japan trade deal turn out to be another factor benefiting the JPY. A solid recovery in the ...

TOKYO/BENGALURU -- The intensifying global trade war is pushing investors to seek out traditional safe-haven assets, including gold and high-quality sovereign bonds, as rising uncertainty over the ...

The Japanese Yen continues to benefit from US tariffs-inspired global flight to safety. Hopes for a US-Japan trade deal further underpin the JPY amid sustained USD selling. The divergent BoJ-Fed ...

The yen surged amid mounting demand for haven assets after China retaliated against US tariffs, prompting traders to rethink when the Bank of Japan’s next rate hike could come. Japan’s ...