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Yen sinks as currency traders keep short and carry on

From channelnewsasia.com

The yen sagged to fresh lows on the euro, sterling and other crosses this week and headed for a fourth weekly drop on the dollar as investors chased better yields just about everywhere but Japan, wagering rates there would stay near zero for some time. The yen is the worst-performing G10 currency this year, with a 6.4 per cent slide on the dollar. The greenback is the best performing. For the week the yen is down 0.6 per cent on the euro, touching its weakest for three months overnight at 163.45 per euro. It dropped by the same margin on sterling to hit its lowest since late 2015 at 190.83 and made nine-year nadir on ... (full story)

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