USD/JPY (JPY=X)
| Previous close | 138.9010 |
| Open | 138.8880 |
| Bid | 138.1140 |
| Day's range | 137.8900 - 139.3530 |
| 52-week range | 112.5430 - 151.9370 |
| Ask | 138.1260 |
- Bloomberg
Resurgent Yen at Risk of Bigger Moves Still If 1998 Is Any Guide
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- Bloomberg
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- Financial Times
Yen rebounds from 32-year lows on hopes for slower Fed rate rises
Japan’s yen has powered back from 32-year lows on speculation the US central bank will slow its rate increases, stirring hopes among some analysts that a period of historic weakness is coming to an end. In the past three weeks, the yen has risen from ¥151.94 against the dollar to about ¥139, with most of those moves taking place during US market hours as investors scrutinise signals from the Federal Reserve that it could slow the pace of future rate rises. The yen’s sharp fall in recent months has caused alarm in Japan as rising bills of imported commodities and food caused the economy to contract in the July to September quarter, the first time in a year.
