Contrasting Fed & BoJ policy to boost dollar against the yen

We think that the outlook for monetary policy in the US and Japan is consistent with an even stronger dollar against the yen. We are therefore sticking to our forecast that the exchange rate will rise further, from around ¥115/$ now to ¥130/$ by the end of this year.

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