The Japanese currency fell 0.83% to 155.93 per dollar , hitting its lowest in nearly two weeks, as the report from The Mainichi Daily also sent Japanese government bond yields lower. "If the government is lobbying the central bank, doubts again re-emerge over the independence of the central bank." ASSESSING UNCERTAIN TRADE ENVIRONMENTInvestors are also digesting an uncertain trade environment. He also warned countries against retreating from recent trade deals after the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs. "Now we're back in a very uncertain environment," Ray Attrill, head of currency strategy at National Australia Bank, said on a NAB podcast.

Source: The Edge Markets February 24, 2026 11:41 UTC