http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/international-investing/whos-winning-the-currency-paralympics-7362.html Today's Financial News offers an independent and very practical perspective on the U.S. and global investment markets. We filter out exactly what financial news is worth paying attention to... and what it means for your money and portfolio Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:08:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/international-investing/whos-winning-the-currency-paralympics-7362.html#comment-2671 Brooks Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:23:38 +0000 http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/?p=7362#comment-2671 Assuming BOJ begins purchasing US$ in the next few months, should Japanese investors/companies increase their US equity holdings now before Yen weakens and USDollar strengthens? Assuming BOJ begins purchasing US$ in the next few months, should Japanese investors/companies increase their US equity holdings now before Yen weakens and USDollar strengthens?

]]> http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/international-investing/whos-winning-the-currency-paralympics-7362.html#comment-2516 J. Christoph Amberger Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:20:57 +0000 http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/?p=7362#comment-2516 It used to be part of Japan's currency strategy. It was quite simple: Have the Bank of Japan by dollars. They only (officially) stopped this a few years ago... but give it another quarter and the BoJ will be back in the game creating one of the key ingredients to global competitiveness... a devalued currency. It used to be part of Japan’s currency strategy. It was quite simple: Have the Bank of Japan by dollars. They only (officially) stopped this a few years ago… but give it another quarter and the BoJ will be back in the game creating one of the key ingredients to global competitiveness… a devalued currency.

]]> http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/international-investing/whos-winning-the-currency-paralympics-7362.html#comment-2513 Brooks Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:19:24 +0000 http://www.todaysfinancialnews.com/?p=7362#comment-2513 Good article. Could you explain how a country like Japan, which is desperate for a weaker yen but is getting a strong one, could weaken its yen? Good article. Could you explain how a country like Japan, which is desperate for a weaker yen but is getting a strong one, could weaken its yen?

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