G7 warns markets against yen-shrinking bets
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ESSEN, Germany  - The G7 industrial powers, under pressure to address a decline of the yen, warned investors on Saturday that they could get burned betting in one direction when Japan's economy was continuing to strengthen.
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Stock index futures indicated a lower open on Wednesday on concern over a rising Japanese yen, a signal that free-flowing liquidity that has fueled gains in global equity markets could dry up.
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The yen moved in narrow ranges against  the dollar on Monday as the market shrugged off a reshuffling  of Japan's cabinet and looked ahead to a key corporate  sentiment survey from the Bank of Japan.
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Turmoil in global credit and money markets will likely continue as investors worry about the size of financial losses and where they might appear, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.
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The G7 free-market powers agreed  to single out China again in repeat appeals on Saturday for  flexible exchange rates, but Japan's tumbling yen escaped a  similar fate despite mounting concern in Europe.
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As the dollar has slumped this fall, many investors have started to worry that people in Asia who own U.S. stock will be tempted to pare their holdings.
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The dollar firmed against the yen on  Monday after a meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) industrial  nations on Friday offered no surprises and the market turned  its attention to upcoming speeches by U.S. monetary officials.
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The world economy remains vulnerable to downside risks stemming from tighter credit, a deterioration of the US housing market, higher oil prices and rising inflation, according to G7 finance ministers gathering in Tokyo on Saturday.
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The dollar continued its decline in global currency markets Thursday, intensifying worries among some economists that mounting U.S. budget and trade deficits could send the U.S. currency into a tailspin.
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U.S. stocks could face a challenge  next week to bounce back from Friday's post-Thanksgiving drop  unless there's some tempering of the dollar's weakness that  sparked the sell-off.
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The yen was feeling the heat on Tuesday  as oil prices scaled new record highs, underlining concerns  about Japan's dependence on imported oil.
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September trade data prompted economists to warn anew that the dollar, which briefly hit a record low against the euro Wednesday morning, is likely to continue moving downward in the months ahead.
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The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that the risks of a global slowdown have increased due to higher interest rates, surging oil prices and an apparent cooling in the U.S. housing market that could slow the U.S. economy.
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A tumble in U.S. stocks and a stronger yen are likely to pull down Japanese shares on Wednesday, and investors may sell high-tech exporters such as Sony Corp.  that had led the market's recent rally.
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The yen recouped some of its losses  against the dollar and the euro on Wednesday, but traders said  it would likely weaken further if oil prices keep striking  record highs.
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The yen won respite from its recent  beating on Thursday as oil prices eased off record highs and  investors awaited data from the United States and Japan for  clues on the health of the global economy.
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Nervous investors fled risky assets again on Monday, battering global stock markets as long-standing speculative bets on a weak Japanese currency unravelled amid a surge of yen strength.