Click Link to Listen to our Morning DailyFX Radio PodCast: http://media.dailyfx.com/podcasts/FXRadioAM021308.mp3 Fundamental Headlines USDJPY Japan's current account surplus narrowed for the first time in a ...

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Keep it simple -- the USDJPY has consolidated for in a tight range for nearly a month now and looks ready to break higher.

Reuters - Digital camera and medical equipment maker Fujifilm Holdings Corp (4901.T: Quote , Profile , Research ) said it will spend up to 155 billion yen ($1.45 billion) to take control of Toyama Chemical Co (4518.T: Quote , Profile , Research ) as it seeks a ...

Subprime-related losses at Japanese banks totalled $5.6 billion US for the fiscal year through December, more than doubling the figure posted in September, Japan's financial watchdog said Wednesday.

Tom puts his faith in cod Michelin-starred chef Tom Aikens is championing the cause of British fishermen at Tom's Place - but it's a concept that flounders... more Go west for true Far East flavour London ...

Tokyo - A Japanese group promoting guide dogs said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against a truck driver who killed one of their dogs as it crossed an intersection with an elderly man.

Bloomberg - Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The yen fell to a one-month low against the dollar after U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose last month, allaying concern that the world's biggest economy will slide into a recession and hurt global growth. Japan's currency ...

Gold futures edged lower Wednesday in weakness carrying over the previous session to put their two-day retreat at a little more than 2%. Gold for April delivery dropped $4.10 to stand at $907 an ounce on the ...

Natural Rubber futures in Tokyo gain a third day Wednesday, February 13, 2008 According to an article Tuesday in Bloomberg.com by Claire Leow "Natural rubber futures in Tokyo, the global benchmark, gained for a ...

The U.S. Dollar Index got a lift after the release of better-than-expected retail sales data for January.

Forbes - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a one-month high against the yen Wednesday after government data showed an unexpected rise in U.S. retail sales last month, dampening views that the U.S. economy is contracting. The dollar rose to 108.03 yen ...

Forbes - Against the Japanese yen, the buck was changing hands at a one-month high of 107.92, vs. pre-data levels of around 107.52. The euro was trading at $1.4572 vs. the dollar, compared with pre-data levels of about $1.4583. The U.S. Commerce Department ...

A taxi driver in Yokohama filed a damages suit Wednesday against the Japanese government and a former petty officer second class in the Navy, arguing that he sustained serious injuries when he was attacked by ...

Bloomberg - Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar strengthened to the highest level against the yen in almost a month after a report showed retail sales unexpectedly rose last month. Traders bought the dollar as the data cooled speculation a housing slump will push ...

The dollar strengthened against the euro and yen after a report showed retail sales unexpectedly rose last month.

Euro and US dollar banknotes. The dollar firmed against the European single currency ahead of the publication of retail sales data in the United States.

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Mizuho is one of the banks to report sub-prime losses Losses suffered by Japanese financial firms from the US sub-prime loan crisis more than doubled in the last three months of 2007, figures show.

Barge companies are aiming to raise prices by about 5% from April in all parts of Japan, the sources said.