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
• It’s called the U.S. dollar, it’s called the euro, it’s called the yen.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 7 June 2023
• 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
• Japan’s economy is mired in a years-long malaise and the yen has been weak.
  — Maria Aspan, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
• But those fears, as well as a further jump in the value of the yen, are still haunting the market.
  — Laura He, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
• And the yen isn’t alone in riding the currency roller coaster.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 July 2023
• 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
• 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
• The dollar is more attractive and stable than the euro, the rupee, the yen, or the renminbi.
  — Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
• 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
• 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
• Lots of investors were shorting the yen and putting that money into NVDA.
  — David Trainer, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
• In the beginning, there was the unwinding of the yen carry and panic in markets that followed for about a week.
  — Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Last week, all major indexes closed down for the week after the unraveling of the yen carry trade led to big moves by traders.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2024
• If so, my take is the yen will likely strengthen once the Fed eases policy, possibly in May.
  — Nick Sargen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
• 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
• 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
• At home, Ishiba will be tasked with breathing life into the economy, as the central bank moves away from decades of monetary easing that has slashed the value of the yen.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 27 Sep. 2024
• The biggest driver for the yen weakening is a wide interest rate gap with the Federal Reserve.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 3 June 2024
• 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
• Early last month saw stocks tumble as U.S. economic data raised fears of a recession, and the yen carry trade unwound.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024