Bloomberg Japan has various ways to deploy fiscal stimulus if economic conditions warrant such action, according to Finance Minister Taro Aso. The nation’s economic fundamentals remain stable for now, but the government continues to use fiscal stimulus in a nimble manner, Aso said at a press conference in Washington, where the Group of 20 nations’ finance ministers and central bank …

Bloomberg The dollar’s three-week slump may turn into further weakness through early next year, as potential progress on US-China trade talks and Brexit along with softer domestic economic data undermine the currency’s haven status, said Scotiabank’s Shaun Osborne. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index is down about 2% from a two-year high on October 01, amid its longest weekly losing streak …

Bloomberg People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Yi Gang said the yuan is at an “appropriate level” and cross-border capital flows have stayed balanced since the currency weakened past 7 per dollar in early August. “Depreciation since the beginning of August has been driven and determined by market forces and reflects shifts in market dynamics,” and the currency has been …