0.25 Yen Weakens - QuikReader

The big connection between the yen and tech stocks has been severed

The yen was diving on Thursday, but that probably won’t help revive the so-called carry trade.

MarketWatch - 17m

Yen sinks after BoJ holds rates amid caution over Trump’s impact

Japan’s central bank governor says ‘one more notch’ of information needed to justify raising rates

Financial Times - 1h

Bank of Japan holds rates at 0.25%, yen weakens to over four-month low

The decision comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points, bringing the federal funds rate to 4.25%-4.5%.

CNBC - 4h

Fed lowers rates by 0.25 percentage point, but expects fewer cuts

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday moved to lower its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points, but said it plans fewer cuts in 2025.

CBS News - 14h

Japan Nov inflation likely accelerated, exports up on weak yen: Reuters poll

Yahoo News - 6d

Ministers consider weakening rights of communities to block clean-power projects

UK government exploring rule change to limit use of judicial review to challenge large infrastructure projects

Financial Times - 6d

ECB Cuts Interest Rates as the Economy Weakens

The bank has been lowering rates since June as inflation slowed, but other risks are growing, including the threat of higher tariffs promised by President-elect Donald J. Trump.

The New York Times - 6d

Targets for affordable housing on greenbelt weakened in English planning reform

Lower-grade land will be classed as ‘grey belt’ and open for redevelopment