Yen nears key ¥160 level after U.S. inflation data, sparking intervention risk

🇯🇵 The Japan Times (JP) —

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The yen is approaching ¥160 per US dollar after US inflation data, raising the risk of Japanese currency-market intervention. Prospects for tighter Federal Reserve policy could widen the US-Japan interest-rate differential and further pressure the yen.

The prospect of tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve risks widening the U.S.-Japan rate differential and adding to downward pressure on the yen.

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