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Japanese Yen Gains Ground Amid Speculation on BOJ Intervention

The Japanese yen rose 1.1% against the dollar as investors anticipate potential Bank of Japan intervention.

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The Japanese yen rose 1.1% against the US dollar to reach the level of 157.01 in the last 24 hours. [1] The Japanese yen strengthened 2% on Thursday to reach 155.52 per dollar, reversing a month of gradual decline. [2] Despite spending a record $96.4 billion last month to support the currency, the yen remained under pressure due to high oil prices and the wide interest rate gap with the US. [3] Investors are now focusing on the risk that Japanese and US authorities will intervene again to support the currency. [4] The yen's recovery is seen as a reflection of market anxiety ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision on September 18. [5] BOJ board member Hajime Takata reinforced speculation that the central bank could take a more aggressive approach, stating that a 25-basis-point hike is not necessarily set in stone and that back-to-back rate hikes would be a possibility. [6] Japan's top currency official Atsushi Mimura told reporters he was unsatisfied with the yen's current situation and pledged to continue the battle on FX, ratcheting up the Finance Ministry's rhetoric. [7] Traders are lifting bets on Japanese interest-rate hikes and are on high alert to the risk of authorities wading back into the market to boost the currency. [8]
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  1. The Japanese yen rose 1.1% against the US dollar to reach the level of 157.01 in the last 24 hours. · Ekonomim
  2. The Japanese yen strengthened 2% on Thursday to reach 155.52 per dollar, reversing a month of gradual decline. · mint
  3. Despite spending a record $96.4 billion last month to support the currency, the yen remained under pressure due to high oil prices and the wide interest rate gap with the US. · Ekonomim
  4. Investors are now focusing on the risk that Japanese and US authorities will intervene again to support the currency. · Ekonomim
  5. The yen's recovery is seen as a reflection of market anxiety ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision on September 18. · Ekonomim
  6. BOJ board member Hajime Takata reinforced speculation that the central bank could take a more aggressive approach, stating that a 25-basis-point hike is not necessarily set in stone and that back-to-back rate hikes would be a possibility. · mint
  7. Japan's top currency official Atsushi Mimura told reporters he was unsatisfied with the yen's current situation and pledged to continue the battle on FX, ratcheting up the Finance Ministry's rhetoric. · mint
  8. Traders are lifting bets on Japanese interest-rate hikes and are on high alert to the risk of authorities wading back into the market to boost the currency. · mint
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