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%).

Despite economic and monetary policy uncertainty, escalating trade tensions could drive demand for safe-haven assets, including the Japanese Yen. However, a de-escalation could soften Yen’s demand.

On Thursday’s “Tonight Show,” the host conducted a patient intake of sorts. He asked Trump questions and the president appeared to answer in edited clips of him. “How would you describe yourself?” ...

On that front, we have an interesting report via ESPN that Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter had breakfast last Sunday with Giants head coach Brian Daboll. Carter also visited with the team on ...

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 ...

No one called Jimmy Carter a fascist authoritarian who “abducted” or “disappeared” foreign students simply for engaging in free speech. But many seem eager to level these incendiary ...

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 ...

Berkshire Hathaway priced ¥90 billion ($628 million) of bonds on Friday, completing a yen deal even as sharp market volatility prompted several Japanese companies to cancel sales. It was the ...

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 ...

Japanese companies will start announcing their outlook for this fiscal year from the end of this month. The dollar slumped 1% to its lowest level since September 30 against the yen, as investors ...

The Japanese yen has surged because of its role as a safe haven asset. Analysts believe that the US is still heading towards a recession this year. The USD/JPY exchange rate has crashed this week ...