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Currency Crossroads: Yen Hits Four-Decade Low Amid Global Market Shifts
Semiconductor shares led gains as the SOX index rebounded 10% this week and dollar-yen rose above 163, raising intervention concerns.
- On Tuesday, world stocks rallied sharply with strong gains in semiconductor shares, while the Japanese yen slumped to its lowest level against the dollar in 40 years.
- Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama warned last week of possible currency intervention, while Japan's Cabinet approved an economic plan respecting the Bank autonomy.
- The SOX chip index rebounded 10% this week, the Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.65 percent, and Brent Oil climbed above $91 amid Middle East tensions.
- As the dollar traded in the lower 163 yen range, analyst Kyle Rodda noted rising oil prices and rate hike prospects fuel the trend unlikely to reverse without Japanese policy shifts.
- Japan considers encouraging domestic investment through the Government Pension Investment Fund, as market attention shifts toward upcoming Treasury auctions of $13 billion in notes.
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The yen has rebounded from its lowest level in four decades as investors weigh the risk of direct currency intervention by Tokyo and growing expectations for faster interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan (BOJ), Reuters reported.
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