{"id":3580,"date":"2012-02-23T16:46:32","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T21:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=3580"},"modified":"2012-02-23T16:46:32","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T21:46:32","slug":"yens-fall-may-benefit-japan-firms-wsj-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/yens-fall-may-benefit-japan-firms-wsj-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Yen&#8217;s Fall May Benefit Japan Firms &#8211; WSJ.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO\u2014As the yen finally buckles versus the dollar, Japan&#8217;s exporting manufacturers are sitting on potential operating-profit gains that could be worth billions of dollars on paper, likely triggering some higher earnings forecasts if current trends persist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.Like many of Japan&#8217;s biggest companies, the big three auto makers\u2014<a class=\"companyRollover link11unvisited\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/public\/quotes\/main.html?type=djn&amp;symbol=TM\">Toyota Motor<\/a> Co., <a class=\"companyRollover link11unvisited\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/public\/quotes\/main.html?type=djn&amp;symbol=HMC\">Honda Motor<\/a> Co. and <a class=\"companyRollover link11unvisited\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/public\/quotes\/main.html?type=djn&amp;symbol=7201.TO:DJN\">Nissan Motor<\/a> Co.\u2014are heavily exposed to exchange-rate fluctuations. Estimates by the three show that every \u00a51 variation in the dollar exchange rate has an impact of \u00a567 billion on their combined operating profit. That means the dollar&#8217;s gains since the central bank&#8217;s easing could notionally assist the three auto makers&#8217; annual operating profit to the tune of \u00a5165 billion, or more than $2 billion at recent exchange rates.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970204778604577240831931459406.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews\">Yen&#8217;s Fall May Benefit Japan Firms &#8211; WSJ.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO\u2014As the yen finally buckles versus the dollar, Japan&#8217;s exporting manufacturers are sitting on potential operating-profit gains that could be worth billions of dollars on paper, likely triggering some higher earnings forecasts if current trends persist. &#8230;.Like many of Japan&#8217;s biggest companies, the big three auto makers\u2014Toyota Motor Co., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/yens-fall-may-benefit-japan-firms-wsj-com\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Yen&#8217;s Fall May Benefit Japan Firms &#8211; 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