Japan Finance Minister Kato

Japan Finance Minister Kato

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2025, after he and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a joint statement on foreign exchange, agreeing to continue close consultations on currency to ensure market stability.

Old Town Riga

Old Town Riga

Sign of a money exchange in the Old Town Riga, Latvia on September 5, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

International Currency Exchange Rate

International Currency Exchange Rate

YICHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - US dollars, euros and pounds, Yichang City, Hebei Province, China on August 31, 2025.

International Currency Exchange Rate

International Currency Exchange Rate

YICHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - US dollars, euros and pounds, Yichang City, Hebei Province, China on August 31, 2025.

International Currency Exchange Rate

International Currency Exchange Rate

YICHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - US dollars, euros and pounds, Yichang City, Hebei Province, China on August 31, 2025.

International Currency Exchange Rate

International Currency Exchange Rate

YICHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - US dollars, euros and pounds, Yichang City, Hebei Province, China on August 31, 2025.

International Currency Exchange Rate

International Currency Exchange Rate

YICHANG, CHINA - AUGUST 31, 2025 - US dollars, euros and pounds, Yichang City, Hebei Province, China on August 31, 2025.

Israeli Forces Raid Financial Sites in Jenin - Palestine

Israeli Forces Raid Financial Sites in Jenin - Palestine

Israeli soldiers patrol a city intersection during a military raid in Jenin, West Bank on May 27, 2025. Israeli occupation forces stormed several locations, including currency exchange shops, seizing large sums of money and arresting individuals allegedly linked to Palestinian resistance groups. Photo by Mojahid Nawahda/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Forces Raid Financial Sites in Jenin - Palestine

Israeli Forces Raid Financial Sites in Jenin - Palestine

Israeli soldiers patrol a city intersection during a military raid in Jenin, West Bank on May 27, 2025. Israeli occupation forces stormed several locations, including currency exchange shops, seizing large sums of money and arresting individuals allegedly linked to Palestinian resistance groups. Photo by Mojahid Nawahda/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Forces Raid Financial Sites in Jenin - Palestine

Israeli Forces Raid Financial Sites in Jenin - Palestine

Israeli soldiers patrol a city intersection during a military raid in Jenin, West Bank on May 27, 2025. Israeli occupation forces stormed several locations, including currency exchange shops, seizing large sums of money and arresting individuals allegedly linked to Palestinian resistance groups. Photo by Mojahid Nawahda/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Forces Raid Financial Sites in Jenin - Palestine

Israeli Forces Raid Financial Sites in Jenin - Palestine

Israeli soldiers take position beside a storefront during a military operation in Jenin, West Bank on May 27, 2025. Israeli occupation forces stormed several locations, including currency exchange shops, seizing large sums of money and arresting individuals allegedly linked to Palestinian resistance groups. Photo by Mojahid Nawahda/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Aftermath of large-scale April 16 Russian drone attack in Dnipro

Aftermath of large-scale April 16 Russian drone attack in Dnipro

The window of a currency exchange office is smashed by the large-scale Russian drone attack, which took place on Wednesday evening, April 16, Dnipro, Ukraine, April 17, 2025. The Russian strike claimed the lives of three people, including a 17-year-old girl, and left 28 people injured. (Photo by Mykola Miakshykov/Ukrinform)

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

US Dollar Banknotes

US Dollar Banknotes

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 - Photo taken on Sept 11, 2024 shows US dollar banknotes in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province.

CHINA-CUSTOMS-EASIER ENTRY POLICIES (CN)

CHINA-CUSTOMS-EASIER ENTRY POLICIES (CN)

(240723) -- BEIJING, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Foreign travelers exchange currency at Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, July 18, 2024. With easier entry policies, including a 144-hour visa-free transit policy that expanded to 37 entry ports as of July 15 and pilot visa-free policies for some countries, "on-a-whim travel" to China is becoming a reality. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cai Yang)

Global tech outage

Global tech outage

A currency exchange house is out of function in London on July 19, 2024, due to a global technology outage linked to problems reported with U.S. technology giant Microsoft's systems.

2024 China International Finance Fair in Beijing

2024 China International Finance Fair in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - JULY 19, 2024 - Visitors experience a "digital RMB Foreign currency exchange machine" at the 2024 China International Finance Fair in Beijing, China, July 19, 2024.

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 19, 2024 - Chinese Yuan is displayed in Yichang, Hubei province, July 19, 2024. On July 18, according to the latest data released by the Society for Worldwide Banking Financial Telecommunication (Swift), in June 2024, in the global payment currency ranking based on the amount of statistics, the RMB maintained the position of the fourth most active currency in the world, accounting for 4.61%, an increase from 4.47% in the previous month. This is the eighth consecutive month that the global payment ranking of RMB has remained the fourth place in the world, and it is also the eighth consecutive month that it has surpassed the yen.

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 19, 2024 - Chinese Yuan is displayed in Yichang, Hubei province, July 19, 2024. On July 18, according to the latest data released by the Society for Worldwide Banking Financial Telecommunication (Swift), in June 2024, in the global payment currency ranking based on the amount of statistics, the RMB maintained the position of the fourth most active currency in the world, accounting for 4.61%, an increase from 4.47% in the previous month. This is the eighth consecutive month that the global payment ranking of RMB has remained the fourth place in the world, and it is also the eighth consecutive month that it has surpassed the yen.

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 19, 2024 - Chinese Yuan is displayed in Yichang, Hubei province, July 19, 2024. On July 18, according to the latest data released by the Society for Worldwide Banking Financial Telecommunication (Swift), in June 2024, in the global payment currency ranking based on the amount of statistics, the RMB maintained the position of the fourth most active currency in the world, accounting for 4.61%, an increase from 4.47% in the previous month. This is the eighth consecutive month that the global payment ranking of RMB has remained the fourth place in the world, and it is also the eighth consecutive month that it has surpassed the yen.

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 19, 2024 - Chinese Yuan is displayed in Yichang, Hubei province, July 19, 2024. On July 18, according to the latest data released by the Society for Worldwide Banking Financial Telecommunication (Swift), in June 2024, in the global payment currency ranking based on the amount of statistics, the RMB maintained the position of the fourth most active currency in the world, accounting for 4.61%, an increase from 4.47% in the previous month. This is the eighth consecutive month that the global payment ranking of RMB has remained the fourth place in the world, and it is also the eighth consecutive month that it has surpassed the yen.

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 19, 2024 - Chinese Yuan is displayed in Yichang, Hubei province, July 19, 2024. On July 18, according to the latest data released by the Society for Worldwide Banking Financial Telecommunication (Swift), in June 2024, in the global payment currency ranking based on the amount of statistics, the RMB maintained the position of the fourth most active currency in the world, accounting for 4.61%, an increase from 4.47% in the previous month. This is the eighth consecutive month that the global payment ranking of RMB has remained the fourth place in the world, and it is also the eighth consecutive month that it has surpassed the yen.

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 19, 2024 - Chinese Yuan is displayed in Yichang, Hubei province, July 19, 2024. On July 18, according to the latest data released by the Society for Worldwide Banking Financial Telecommunication (Swift), in June 2024, in the global payment currency ranking based on the amount of statistics, the RMB maintained the position of the fourth most active currency in the world, accounting for 4.61%, an increase from 4.47% in the previous month. This is the eighth consecutive month that the global payment ranking of RMB has remained the fourth place in the world, and it is also the eighth consecutive month that it has surpassed the yen.

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

The World's Fourth Largest Payment Currency Chinese Yuan

YICHANG, CHINA - JULY 19, 2024 - Chinese Yuan is displayed in Yichang, Hubei province, July 19, 2024. On July 18, according to the latest data released by the Society for Worldwide Banking Financial Telecommunication (Swift), in June 2024, in the global payment currency ranking based on the amount of statistics, the RMB maintained the position of the fourth most active currency in the world, accounting for 4.61%, an increase from 4.47% in the previous month. This is the eighth consecutive month that the global payment ranking of RMB has remained the fourth place in the world, and it is also the eighth consecutive month that it has surpassed the yen.

Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on July 11, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York the same day. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda meets the press in Tokyo on July 11, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York the same day. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda (far R) meets the press at the Finance Ministry building in Tokyo on July 12, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York overnight. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

(240627) -- TOKYO, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A bus passes an electronic screen showing the real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2024. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 160.88 yen in New York, marking the Japanese currency's weakest level since December 1986 and surpassing 160.24 yen hit on April 29, a level that prompted Japan to intervene by buying the yen for the U.S. currency. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

(240627) -- TOKYO, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man walks past an electronic screen showing the real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2024. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 160.88 yen in New York, marking the Japanese currency's weakest level since December 1986 and surpassing 160.24 yen hit on April 29, a level that prompted Japan to intervene by buying the yen for the U.S. currency. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

(240627) -- TOKYO, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man walks past an electronic screen showing the real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2024. The U.S. dollar rose as high as 160.88 yen in New York, marking the Japanese currency's weakest level since December 1986 and surpassing 160.24 yen hit on April 29, a level that prompted Japan to intervene by buying the yen for the U.S. currency. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xiaoyu)