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Sep 18, 2026

Yen Slides Again to 157 After the BoJ's Rate Hike

The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to about 1.25%, but the yen weakened back to the 157-per-dollar range instead of firming. With August's fourth straight monthly trade deficit and a viral Hiroyuki post about it, discussion turned to the yen's frailty and household strain. Netizens split between cynicism about a 'trash currency,' mortgage and cost-of-living fears, and a counter-argument that the trade balance alone doesn't define the economy.

Washington Says Tokyo Will Push the Yen Higher

Economy

Sep 1, 2026

Washington Says Tokyo Will Push the Yen Higher

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was confident the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan would take measures leading to a stronger yen, adding that he had information the market did not. Asked whether that meant a rate rise, he answered that the market was already pricing it in. Japanese posters reached for weariness with verbal intervention first, then for the view that a rate rise is long overdue.