FirstFT: The yen continues descent to 24-year low

The yen plunged to a 24-year low of ¥135.17 towards the greenback on Monday, with the foreign money’s slide drawing growing scrutiny from Japanese authorities cautious of its fast weakening.

Following every week of setting recent 20-year lows, the yen continued its descent as merchants wager that the Bank of Japan will stay the one main central financial institution to take care of ultra-loose financial coverage regardless of its counterparts within the US and Europe getting into an interest-rate elevating cycle.

“It’s important that currency rates move stably reflecting fundamentals. But there has recently been sharp yen declines, which we are concerned about,” stated Hirokazu Matsuno, Japan’s chief cupboard secretary.

“We are ready to respond appropriately as needed, while communicating closely with each country’s currency authorities,” stated Matsuno. He declined to touch upon whether or not the federal government would intervene to cease the yen’s decline.

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2. Bitcoin tumbles after crypto lender Celsius blocks redemptions Binance halted withdrawals of bitcoin for a number of hours after crypto lender Celsius additionally blocked prospects from pulling funds from its platform, citing “extreme market conditions”, whereas digital property slumped in worth. The transfer comes amid rising indicators that the infrastructure underpinning the digital asset market is creaking beneath the pressure.

3. China tells banks to restrict govt pay Chinese securities regulators and trade associations have instructed native and international banks to rein in govt pay ranges, within the newest signal that President Xi Jinping’s drive to advertise “common prosperity” is gathering tempo forward of an important Communist occasion congress this 12 months.

4. Johnson pushes forward on plan to tear up N Ireland protocol UK prime minister Boris Johnson has defied criticism and printed laws to tear up his 2020 Brexit cope with the EU, insisting there was “no other way” of defending the peace course of in Northern Ireland.

5. ‘Ferocious’ Omicron outbreak in Beijing An outbreak at a preferred 24-hour bar within the Chinese capital’s normally bustling Chaoyang district has contaminated greater than 200 folks and compelled greater than 6,000 folks to isolate at residence. Authorities have since closed all leisure venues in Chaoyang.

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