TOKYO, July 23 — Japanese automaker's shares led a surge in the Nikkei share average today, while bonds slid after US President Donald Trump said he had reached a trade deal with Tokyo.

SINGAPORE, April 8 — The safe havens yen and Swiss franc held near six-month highs today while the US dollar nursed broad losses as financial markets grappled with mounting recession worries in the wake of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

TOKYO, March 10 — Wall Street futures sank and the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc strengthened early on Monday as building deflationary pressures in China added to growth worries from a fading US economy and an escalating global trade war.

TOKYO, Feb 10 — Japan’s current account surplus jumped to a record last year, data from the finance ministry showed on Monday, as a weaker yen boosted returns on foreign investments that helped to comfortably offset a trade deficit.

TOKYO, June 28 — Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in June on rising fuel bills and the boost to import costs from a weak yen, data showed on today, keeping alive expectations for a near-term interest rate hike by the central bank.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — The ringgit breached the RM2.99 level against the Japanese yen last seen in June 2015 in early trade today.

SYDNEY, March 11 — Asian share markets followed Wall Street lower on Monday while the dollar looked vulnerable ahead of a reading on US inflation that could hasten, or delay, the start of global rate cuts.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The ringgit is expected to trend higher next week following the positive effects of China’s latest domestic stimulus and a pivot in the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) policy stance, said SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes.

NEW YORK, May 18 — The US dollar firmed up in late trading on Wednesday as US leaders expressed optimism over debt limit negotiations, reported Xinhua.

NEW YORK, Feb 10 — The US dollar weakened in late trading on Thursday after data showed a rise in US jobless claims last week, Xinhua reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Automotive players with US dollar-denominated imports are expected to benefit from a stronger ringgit as a weaker greenback effectively reduces import costs, said MIDF Research.

NEW YORK, Dec 21 — The US dollar weakened in late trading on Tuesday, amid strength in Japanese yen reported Xinhua.

TOKYO, Oct 20 — Japan's central bank on Thursday said it would hold emergency bond-buying operations, offering to buy some US$667 million in government debt, a move designed to put a floor under bond prices.