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Dollar soars versus yen after U.S. makes trade concessions
The U.S. dollar took off on Tuesday morning, clobbering the Japanese yen, after the Trump administration said it would delay 10% tariffs on some Chinese products scheduled to begin next month, a significant concession in the trade conflict between Washington and Beijing. The U.S. Trade Representative said it would delay tariffs on laptops and cellphones, among other products, set to be imposed in September. The U.S. dollar rose 1.49% to 106.85 Japanese yen per dollar. The yen is a safe-haven asset which benefits in moments of geopolitical uncertainty and during economic downturns. The U.S.-China trade war had begun ... (full story)