Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 19, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese authorities, while reluctant to act now, may consider engaging in a rare intervention to stem yen rises against the euro if the moves appear to be driven by speculators and sharp enough to severely hurt business sentiment.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 30, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese authorities may take weeks to make any arrests over the accounting scandal at Olympus Corp, though initial findings by an investigative panel of experts are due to be released in days, lawyers said.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 24, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford said on Thursday he was confident Japanese authorities would fully investigate an accounting scandal engulfing the disgraced camera maker, as he prepared for a showdown with the directors who sacked him.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 4, 2011
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The yen tumbled on Thursday as Japanese authorities intervened to curb its recent gains, though gold stayed near a record high on uncertainty over whether the European Central Bank would join the fray by resuming bond purchases to fight a crisis of confidence.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 24, 2010
TOKYO (Reuters) – A sudden slide in the yen against the dollar on Friday stirred suspicions Japanese authorities intervened for a second time this month to try to prevent the currency’s strength from worsening a faltering recovery.
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar jumped sharply against the yen on Friday, driven higher by talk that Japanese authorities were intervening to buy dollars for yen in their second intervention this month, traders said.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 24, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The yen rose to a 15-year high against the dollar and a nine-year peak versus the euro on Tuesday amid fears the global economy is slowing, testing Japanese authorities’ resolve to stem the currency’s climb.
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LONDON (Reuters) – The yen struck a 15-year high against the dollar and a nine-year peak against the euro on Tuesday as investors and speculators tested the resolve of Japanese authorities to stem the yen’s steady rise.
