Yen slides past 161 against the dollar, nearing 40-year low and reviving intervention bets
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On Thursday the yen saw a sharp depreciation a high of 161.80, its weakest since July 2024.
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BREAKING: The U.S. Dollar pushes to 1-year high pic.twitter.com/7xH7iLxc6A
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BREAKING 🚨: Japan
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Japanese Yen approaching its weakest level against the U.S. Dollar in almost 40 years 📉🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/i43KKmSdoP