Japan Says Recent Yen Moves Driven by Speculative Trade
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Japan says recent yen moves driven by speculative trade
WASHINGTON, April 17 : Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday recent moves in the yen have been driven by speculative trade to a significant extent, when asked about the currency's rebound following Iran's decision to open the Strait of Hormuz.Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a
[New York, Kyodo] On the New York foreign exchange market on the 17th, the yen was trading at 158.60-70 yen to the dollar as of 5 p.m., 55 sen higher than the previous day. The euro was trading at 1.1758-68 dollars and 186.60-70 yen. Iran has ordered all merchant ships to enter the Sea of Hormuz.
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