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Yen Swings Sharply as Fed and BOJ Rate-Hike Expectations, Intervention Concerns Persist

From NHK · () Japanese

Translated from Japanese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The yen first fell against the dollar after strong U.S. employment data, then rebounded as investors bought back the Japanese currency.
  • Expectations of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, along with concern about possible intervention, are keeping the yen volatile.

The yen's sharp swings continued in New York on the 4th. The currency initially weakened as robust U.S. employment data prompted selling of the yen and buying of the dollar, but the move quickly reversed as yen-buying spread.

The yen is expected to remain volatile for now, with markets watching expectations for interest-rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, as well as the possibility of intervention.

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Originally published by NHK in Japanese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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