Tag: Japanese

Dollar scales 5-yr peak against yen as markets brace for Fed meeting

The U.S. dollar clambered to a 5-year peak against the yen in Asia on Friday, after upbeat U.S. retail sales data stoked expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve could start scaling back its massive bond buying stimulus as early as next week. The Fed will hold its last policy meeting of […]

Japan readies $182 billion economic package, no new debt needed: sources

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is readying a $182 billion economic package this week in his latest bid to pull the economy out of deflation, but the new measures will not require the government to sell more debt. The package, to be approved by Abe's government on Thursday, will have […]