LDP vote over weekend. USD/JPY was last at 152.78 levels, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.

Takaichi is broadly seen as favoring looser fiscal and monetary policies. This perception has weakened market expectations for another interest rate increase in 2025, despite Japanese consumer ...

European Central Bank Governing Council member Jose Luis Escriva said on Wednesday,, “we are at an appropriate level of interest rates, no need for further guidance.” ...