How to Use the yen in a Sentence
the yen
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The dollar strengthens 1% vs the yen and 0.2% vs the pound.
—WSJ, 21 July 2023
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It’s called the U.S. dollar, it’s called the euro, it’s called the yen.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 7 June 2023
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Stocks closed the day slightly up and the yen was little changed at around ¥147 to the dollar.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Asia, 9 Aug. 2024
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Japan’s economy is mired in a years-long malaise and the yen has been weak.
—Maria Aspan, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
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And the yen isn’t alone in riding the currency roller coaster.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 July 2023
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High rates and a strong currency in the US have kept Japan’s 10-year yields and the yen under pressure.
—Toru Fujioka, Fortune Asia, 19 Mar. 2024
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Investors will focus on the yen, which gained the past four weeks as fears over the health of an array of lenders whipsawed markets.
—Ye Xie, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2023
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The dollar is more attractive and stable than the euro, the rupee, the yen, or the renminbi.
—Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
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Others are warning that the some of the issues that contributed to the initial drop, such as the unwind of the carry trade with the yen , aren’t done just yet.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024
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But all that changed when the Bank of Japan last Wednesday raised interest rates for the second time this year, strengthening the yen.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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But virtually all of it came from the euro, the pound, and the yen; the dollar’s share was barely affected.
—Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Japan recorded a trade deficit for the third straight fiscal year as the costs of energy and other imports rose and the yen remained weak.
—Yuri Kageyama, Fortune Asia, 17 Apr. 2024
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The central bank raised interest rates last week to boost the yen, which could be a drag on corporate profits there.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
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This marks the yen's lowest value against the dollar since 1986, and its lowest value against the euro ever.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 8 July 2024
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Global investors scoffed at its attempt to start that process of hiking rates on March 19; the yen is even weaker today.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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Japan, where the yen continues to struggle against the dollar, too—sinking to its lowest level since 1990 a few months ago).
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 19 June 2024
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That has sparked a massive reversal in the value of the dollar against the yen, with the dollar now worth much less on a relative basis.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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If so, my take is the yen will likely strengthen once the Fed eases policy, possibly in May.
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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Well, that approach recently lost its appeal, as the value of the yen has risen in recent weeks and after Japan's central bank raised rates last week.
—Hope King, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
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After the actions by the government side, the BOJ is increasingly seen likely to raise rates by July to ease pressure on the yen.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 3 June 2024
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The biggest driver for the yen weakening is a wide interest rate gap with the Federal Reserve.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 3 June 2024
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The Japanese economy is also in a tricky spot right now—the country’s declining birth rate is well-documented, and the yen is weak.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 June 2024
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The chance of significant further tightening by the Federal Reserve has revived—and with it, a downward trend in the yen that is worrisome in Japan.
—Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ, 16 Feb. 2023
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If so, my take is the yen will likely strengthen once the Federal Reserve eases policy, possibly in May.
—Nick Sargen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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Also complicating matters has been the recent strength in the yen (linked to the ending of years of negative Japanese interest rates).
—The Editors, National Review, 6 Aug. 2024
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European consumer confidence will benefit from announcement of interest rate cuts in June, while Japan saw the yen sink to its lowest level against US dollar in the last 20 years.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 18 June 2024
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As traders exit their positions, the yen could continue to gain in value, forcing other investors out and exacerbating the trend.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2024
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Finance ministry officials in Tokyo in recent days have warned about possible intervention to stem the yen's slide, but traders are still taking their cues from the yawning interest-rate gap between the U.S. and Japan.
—Alastair Gale, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
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But the move injects more uncertainty into the yen’s trajectory.
—Jacky Wong, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2023
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Over the past week, as the yen carry trade has unraveled, it's also revealed the risk associated with investment concentration in Big Tech.
—Hope King, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
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