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Yen Rises Against the USD

Thursday, 18 Jun 2009

The Japanese currency rose against the USD Wednesday, benefiting from its safe- haven status as Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded or lowered its outlook on almost two dozen U.S banks. The Dollar was at 95.78 Yen yesterday, down from 96.62 Yen. This came one day after S&P said European banks face higher credit losses, a statement that also resulted in gains for the JPY.

As the economic outlook is still positive overall, the Yen fell against most other major currencies since the Yen is often used as a funding currency for higher yielding assets. A report showed that Japanese investors have purchased more oversees assets than they sold also added to the downward pressure on the Yen.

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