Not exact matches
The
yen soared 1 percent
against the dollar and euro on
Tuesday after the Bank of Japan said its open - ended commitment to buy assets would kick in only next year, disappointing those who had expected more aggressive monetary easing.
These paybacks have pushed up the
yen's exchange rate by 12 %
against the dollar so far during 2010, prompting Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa to announce on
Tuesday, October 5, that Japan had «no choice» but to «spend 5 trillion
yen ($ 60 billion) to buy government bonds, corporate IOUs, real - estate investment trust funds and exchange - traded funds — the latter two a departure from past practice.»
The Japanese
yen firmed 0.06 percent
against the US dollar at midday
Tuesday, changing hands at 113.47 per dollar.
The Japanese
yen gained a slight 0.07 percent
against the US dollar at midday on
Tuesday.
TOKYO / SINGAPORE (Reuters)-- The
yen held firm
against the dollar on
Tuesday as a political scandal engulfing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government raised doubts about his ability to...