In the New York market on the 25th, dollar-yen temporarily reached the high-¥156 range per dollar, apparently in response to the online meeting between the Japanese and US finance ministers. In the Tokyo market, it had traded mainly in the ¥158 range.
In the New York foreign exchange market on the 25th, the dollar-yen rate temporarily reached the high-¥156 range per dollar. The online meeting between the Japanese and US finance ministers was apparently viewed as a market factor, and reports suggested that the yen may have been bought.
In the Tokyo market, dollar-yen was said to have traded mainly in the ¥158 range, with trading taking place amid the movements around that level.
The article is based on a Kyodo News report and says that exchange-rate movements developed against the backdrop of factors related to the online meeting.
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