Japan FinMin Suzuki: I hope the BoJ maintains suitable policy

Japan’s Finance Minister (FinMin) Shunichi Suzuki praised the efforts of Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) outgoing Governor Haruhiko Kuroda early Friday. “Bank o

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Japan finmin Suzuki: Closely watching forex with sense of urgency

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday that he would closely watch the foreign currency market with a sense of urgency. He made th

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South Korea warns it will proactively respond to herd like behaviours in the FX markets

<p>South Korea's Finance Minister with the forex intervention threat. </p><p>It comes as the Korean won has fallen to its lowest against the US dollar since March 2009. The KRW is…

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BOE under pressure as Truss vows to reverse the “Treasury Orthodoxy”

New King, new Prime minister, new Government , new Era …. The BoE had to postpone its rate announcement as the country mourns for Queen Elizabeth, which gave policy makers more time to…

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Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki comments on BOJ bankrolling public debt

Japan’s fin min rolling out the commentary again, making a point that the Bank of Japan is not a branch of the government and is not there to fund government…

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UK Spring Budget Statement, Bailey, Powell & US Open

UK cuts growth forecast sharply, with the spring budget based on projections of 3.8% growth, rather than the 6% expected previously. UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announced this along with…

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Japan’s Suzuki: Will freeze assets in some Russian banks

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Friday that his government will freeze assets in some Russian banks, as a part of the economic response

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Recap October 31: Europe Tests Electric Blackout, Strong Solar Storm, Food Costs Surging 100-300% (Recap Ep147)

These are some of the most outstanding news this week: As of Thursday, in the U.S. stock market, forecast-beating results have helped ease investors’ worries that supply-chain difficulties would dent…

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GER30 Higher Following German Election

GER30, H1 The German election brought a narrow victory for the Social Democrats (25.7%), but no outright majority, which means the country is now facing lengthy coalition talks. The Conservatives…

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USDRUB Ahead of Biden-Putin Summit

USDRUB, H4 & Daily The Kremlin has confirmed that the Putin-Biden summit will kick off in Geneva, Switzerland at 11 am GMT on June 16.  The agenda includes nuclear stability,…

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