The currency is now near the level that some traders believe is the red line for the government and will lead to another major effort to prop up the currency.
On the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 3rd, the yen depreciated against the dollar, briefly reaching the 160 yen level. This was the first time the yen had been in the 160 yen range since the end of April, before currency intervention, about a month ago. With no clear progress seen in negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the fighting, uncertainty about the outlook for the Middle East situation has led to the dollar, the wo…