EBC Daily Snapshot Jun 21, 2024
EBC Forex Snapshot
21 Jun 2024
The dollar pushed to a fresh eight-week top above 159 yen on Friday, with the Fed's patient approach to cutting interest rates contrasting with more dovish stances elsewhere.
The US Treasury Department added Japan to its “monitoring list” for foreign-exchange practices, but stopped short of labelling it or any other trade partner as a currency manipulator.
Even so, Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda stressed that Tokyo stands ready to take further "resolute" action against "speculative, excessive volatility".
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Publication date:
2024-06-21 08:34:33 (GMT)