The yen’s depreciation has further to run

We think the yen will drop even further as policy divergence widens. We now forecast USD/JPY to reach 140 by the end of this year, before dropping back as the Fed takes its foot off the gas in 2023. In view of the wider interest, we are also sending this FX Markets Update to clients of our Japan Service.

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