Meanwhile, Japanese investors snapped up 3.63 trillion yen worth of foreign bonds in July, marking a third monthly net ...

The summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s July meeting showed confidence in the economy had risen and that the BoJ might be able to raise rates “perhaps as early as the end of this year”.

The Japanese yen hovered close to 147.2 per dollar on Friday and ended the week mostly unchanged, as BoJs July meeting minutes highlighted policymakers concerns over lingering US tariff risks. While ...