The yen looks set to stay strong

Speculation that there has been a change in Japan’s policy toward FX market intervention misses the point. The yen is not expensive in real trade-weighted terms, and has mainly climbed on Japan’s relatively strong economic recovery and the increasing use of the US dollar to fund “carry” trades.

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