Currency hits new 24-year peaks above 128 yen and edged back toward parity with the euro after briefly breaching that level overnight

The dollar climbed to as high as 137.28 yen in morning trading, its highest since late 1998 before lightly paring those gains

The controversial trade shows how Russia could continue to sell commodities abroad without settling in US dollars despite sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine

The RBI is bringing in several new measures to help increase its flow of foreign exchange as the Indian currency continues to struggle

The currency weakened amid concerns about rising inflation and tepid growth, even as India's central bank sold dollars to limit losses

China has set up a yuan reserve pool along with Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Chile at the Bank for International Settlements

Putin said Russia was discussing increasing the presence of Chinese cars on the Russian market as well as the opening of Indian supermarket Chains.

While one board member said a weak yen benefitted the economy given the global downturn, others were worried about excessive currency volatility

The dollar index, which measures the currency against the yen, euro and four other peers, was flat at 104.70, below the 105.79 high from Wednesday, a level not seen since late 2002.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority buys HK$12.819 billion ($1.63 billion) from the market during trading hours in New York to stop the currency from breaking its peg to US dollar

The yen has hit 24-year lows - beyond 135 to the dollar - this week and rising bond yields have pressured the Bank of Japan yield curve control

The Bank of Japan ramped up bond buying on Tuesday in a bid to keep the yield on 10-year government bonds at a 0.25% cap, amid renewed pressure from rising global interest rates