Yen surges on new intervention talk, US stocks rally
The yen rallied against the dollar Thursday on fresh talk of intervention by Japan to boost its currency, while Wall Street stocks jumped on hopes the US central bank will leave interest rates unchanged.The yen jumped more two percent against the dollar in European trading hours amid renewed speculation of another intervention to prop up the sagging currency, which increases import costs for Japan.
The yen rallied against the dollar Thursday on fresh talk of intervention by Japan to boost its currency, while Wall Street stocks jumped on hopes the US central bank will leave interest rates unchanged.The yen jumped more two percent against the dollar in European trading hours amid renewed speculation of another intervention to prop up the sagging currency, which increases import costs for Japan.
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