... causing the yen to remain under pressure, hovering around ¥148 per dollar, close to multi-year lows. Nevertheless, the Japanese Nikkei 225 index finished Friday with a rise of about 0.4%, banking on the continuation of stimulating policies regardless of ... ... tariffs, along with hopes for a US-EU compromise, have imbued the market with optimism, outweighing supply-increasing factors. Reports emerged that US authorities might partially ease restrictions on oil production in Venezuela, potentially allowing Chevron ...