Japan’s FX reserve account logs $31 billion surplus in FY2025

Japan’s FX reserve account logs $31 billion surplus in FY2025

Japan’s FX reserve account logs $31 billion surplus in FY2025
Over the past five years, the Japanese yen has lost 30% of its value against the US dollar and nearly as much against the pound. The currency recently hit a 40-year low against the greenback. Now, powerful figures in global finance are drawing a line in the sand. Over the weekend, Japan’s Ministry of Finance…
Banking stocks are back. Towards the end of January 2026, Deutsche Bank (Frankfurt: DBK), the perennially struggling German lender, told investors it had booked record profits in 2025 and was trading ahead of management’s long-term profitability targets. This was a landmark not only for the company, but also for the wider global banking sector. Financial…
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Real-value testing (RVT) of tokenization of wholesale cross-border payments demonstrated an average time from payment initiation to settlement of about 80 seconds, according to a report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Project Agorá, a public-private collaboration exploring tokenization of wholesale cross-border payments, conducted the RVT in a controlled environment in July, the BIS…
by Calculated Risk on 1/09/2026 02:15:00 PM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: The “Home ATM” Mostly Closed in Q3 A brief excerpt: During the housing bubble, many homeowners borrowed heavily against their perceived home equity – jokingly calling it the “Home ATM” – and this contributed to the subsequent housing bust, since…
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 24, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Oil extended gains Tuesday, amid reports of fresh Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and attacks by Iran on ships in the Gulf. Futures for international benchmark Brent crude for November delivery gained 1.93% to $107.72 per barrel as…